HF RPG 2.0

[Rylinth Anderfel]

 

OOC: I'm assuming there would be turrets in the hangars because those would be the most vulnerable points during a siege on Hero Factory, which I'm presuming has top-notch security. I can edit them out if I need to.

OOC: I'm going to say that this is OK, but that these would be hidden in normal hangar operations, and that civilian workers wouldn't know about them...that would be pretty scary to think that you could be shot if Zib hit the wrong button. 

 

OOC: Yup, I was careful to mention that they were hidden for just this reason. 

 

OOC: Considering that the people who created him assumed that he was dead and then covered the whole thing up, this would be the first Hero Factory's ever seen or heard of him, yeah. 

 

OOC: Yeah, that's what I figured.

 

IC: Echo - Hero Factory Hangar

The database search brought up no results. New villain then.

Echo's attention was drawn away from this analysis by the murderer's tragic backstory. Why did they all have tragic backstories? It was a good thing Hero Factory knew about this conspiracy now though. They'd just have to lock up these traitors after baiting the killer with them. What was really interesting Echo however was the fact that the broadcast was still coming from Flak's room. The cameras in the hall hadn't picked up anyone leaving, either, so the killer was probably still in there. Being careful to use another private channel, he sent this information to Zib with a request for any Heroes or security teams near that point to converge on the villain.

Edited December 6, 2015 by Rylinth Anderfel

[ZippyWharrgarbl]

IC: ??? - Tunnel

 

Vex's advice was unneeded, for he had found something to hide behind as soon as the creature looked their way. He hid, even when the Queen had fallen. He wasn't going anywhere until he was sure the other beasts around the place weren't going to attack, either.

 

~

 

IC: Wilbur Flood - Dropship

 

Flood breathed a sigh of relief at the sight of the Beasts being freed. He glanced back to Furno. "It looks like we may be clear to land. The Beasts are taken care of out here, but there may be more inside the ship. Besides, we will be able to rendezvous with the Heroes below."

[fishers64]

GM NPC ZIB

 

Zib sighed, looking at Riot. "According to Echo, the killer is here." He also forwarded that information to Flint and Titanos. "Go get him."

 

GM NPC SURGE

 

Surge sighed and took off after Zib's coordinates. 

 

OOC: :/

​GM NPC FURNO

 

Furno nodded. "We're going to have to get that boat back to wherever it rightfully belongs." He moved the dropship near the front hull, coming in for a landing. "Might want to get back inside for now."

Edited December 6, 2015 by fishers64

[ZippyWharrgarbl]

IC: Wilbur Flood - Dropship

 

He swung himself in and closed the hatch before releasing the bar he was holding. He holstered his blaster and slipped back into his chair. Literally. It took him a moment to get into the appropriate sitting position.

 

OOC: The Quark Qrew was not called to investigate so they're not in the area. I've been thinking of where they could be. It is possible that they are in fact patrolling the arcade room. Quark is probably about to get a high score on Space Invaders.

Edited December 6, 2015 by ZippyWharrgarbl

[Nato G]

GM NPC ZIB

 

"You must have gotten turned around. This doesn't make very much sense, but you're near the center of the city now, about 50 yards from that conference hall."

 

He checked his distance measurements. "You must have been on the far side of that lake, and then that other tunnel...weird."

 

IC: Markus Vex - Cave.

 

"Well, it's been a weird day..." he trailed off, "...so, um, what exactly do you want me to do here? My mission was to find out how the brains were getting onto the planet, but then I got sidetracked escorting Mr Makuro to safety, and now I've stumbled onto a bunch of brain controlled beasts who're apparently digging right through to the conference hall..." 

[Timageness]

 

OOC: Had the idea for this concept back when Bionifight Infinite was still alive and kicking, but since it closed up shop a while ago, this will probably fit in better here.

Plus, it gives me the added excuse to type this without encroaching on the awesomeness of T-Pecs's dinosaur theme; Predacons, Terrorise!

 

Name: Aranyssa

Character Type: Villain

Powers, Abilities, and Weapons: Hardened Exoskeleton capable of deflecting most bladed weapons and medium-range firepower; Ultra-Fine Hairs that allow her to stick to virtually anything she touches; the ability to spit globs of Webbing that is stronger than steel from her mouth; Mental Command over the swarm of metal-eating Spider Nanobots her body naturally produces.

Appearance: Aranyssa is essentially an XL-sized, bipedal mechanical spider; she has two humanoid arms, two humanoid legs, and four additional appendages protruding from her shouler blades. Her fingers end in claws, her face resembles a skull with two mandibles on the upper jaw, and two antennae emerge from the back of her head. Her primary color scheme consists of copius amounts of gold, black, and transparent green, although there are a few bits of grey mixed in here and there as well.

Bio: Aranyssa is one of the many Queens on her home planet of Spyderia, and actively seeks out weapons, technology, and new planets to potentially colonise and conquer, all to further the betterment of her species. In her mind, allies and enemies are virtually nonexistent; you're either a member of her horde, or you're just another potential meal that she hasn't had the luxury of eating yet. She is also the oldest of her kind, and the only Queen to be able to venture off-world, as she is biologically incapable (through self-imposed means) of producing an heir to her crown, although she still has the capacity to create her Nanobots, which can eventually grow into Soldiers if they happen to survive long enough (Note: For the purposes of this RPG, assume that they are all extremely easy to kill while in the Nanobot stage of their life cycle, as it isn't my intention to have them achieve adulthood at all.).

Which, in her case, is a good thing, as when a new ruler is still growing, they quite literally devour their mother from the inside out as they telepathically groom them to assume command over their armies.

 

Also, Fishers, in the event that you decide to approve this and are struggling for ideas for future missions, feel free to have the rest of the Spyderians go ahead and attempt to invade a planet or two. They could certainly use the nutrition.

 

I'm not going to approve this simply because this is not Bionifight Ultimate or Infinite - players are not going to control armies. 

 

We might have use of civillian NPC hordes at some point when I introduce ships, but those aren't really an army. I'm still debating that - I think that has the potential to be very overpowered, so I'm thinking of ways to rein that in.

OOC: Okay...

Well, the original idea for the horde concept was that whatever forces she did have at her command were all still on Spyderia (quite separated from their Queen), and wouldn't even be touched upon until said hypothetical event even came into play, which could've given players another avenue of Villain Creation in order to fill up some of the ranks. Also, besides being extremely easy to kill by themselves, the Nanobots would've required an exponentially long period of time to consume enough mass in order to reach maturity, as they start off virtually microscopic and eventually grow to somewhere around the size of a standard Hero.

Either way, I guess it's about time that one of my profiles didn't receive a GM Stamp of Approval, so it's cool.

 

IC: Riot - Hero Factory (Mission Control)

Having finally gotten what he wanted, Riot smiled smugly, subtly flipping the pair a birded salute when he thought they weren't looking as he proceeded to calmly head towards his destination.

About slagging time...

[Khromatose]

OOC: Okay, from what I've skimmed through, there's beasts falling into the ocean?

 

IC: Xiphias Billade/Ocean

~BZKT~ Warning! It's raining beasts and brains out there! At least a 40% chance of literal crushing defeat!

 

"Haha. Very funny. I'm thinking we should execute the Swordfish maneuver."

 

~BZKT~ Oooh! Sushi time already?

 

"What no! The blade is too long and might accidentally kill both brain and beast."

 

~BZKT~ GROAN. Fine.

 

As the beasts fell into the water, I increased the thrusts of my thrusters in short intervals, allowing me to quick approach each beast and whack the brain off with my gauntlet.

Edited December 6, 2015 by Shard the Gemknight Toa

[Klanadack]

IC: Jason Ferro- Cargo ship

 

Jason breathed a sigh of relief as the last of the beasts left the ship's deck. He might be no closer to finding the source of the brains, but at least he was still alive. In an attempt to look cool, he tried to twirl one of his pistols before holstering it, only for it to fly off of his finger and onto the deck. He quickly snatched it up and holstered it, hoping no one saw.

[Nato G]

IC: Silvia Raine - Tech Market Square. 

 

She'd watched on one of the few remaining intact screens left in the square as a horde of brains besieged the crowd outside the conference hall, and even though the crisis seemed to be over for now, she was having second thoughts about attending this conference. 

 

It wasn't worth getting killed over; she'd be better off watching the broadcast from the safety of her ship, once she was off the surface of this chaotic planet. With that in mind, she started off towards the spaceport...

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IC: Mr Vyle - Conference Hall.

 

He'd been very careful in choosing the right kind of camera for this task. An older model video recorder, a bit bigger and bulkier than more recent versions, the perfect choice for a nostalgic, old-fashioned reporter. And it was second hand as well, showing the wear and tear of years of use, so no one would have any reason to question his alias. 

 

At least, not until it came time to start recording... 

Edited December 7, 2015 by Nato Greavesy

[FallenCor]

IC Flint [Hero Factory]:

Flint simply grunted in reply, then took off for the villain's hiding place, happy at least that someone had finally located the guy. When he reached his destination, the white-armored Hero slipped as close to the door as he could without making a sound, pressing his back to the wall to keep out of the villain's line of fire should that door suddenly snap open. 

Now to wait for backup to arrive.

IC Helen [Mission Control]:

"Flint in position outside Flak's quarters," the manager informed both Zib and the Heroes still en route.

[Nato G]

IC: Anamnesis - Flak's Room.

 

"I see you out there," he spoke through the corridor's audio system, having spotted the approaching hero on the hallway cameras, "Perhaps you could explain to me why it took your less talkative friends in the hangar so long to finally inform someone of my location? Perhaps some among them feel... sympathetic... towards my cause?" 

[fishers64]

OOC: Okay, from what I've skimmed through, there's beasts falling into the ocean?

 

OOC: Yes, because Flood shot them out of the sky.

 

GM NPC ZIB

 

"You need to go find Striker. You're not going to stop an entire horde of beasts on your own, and those explosives of yours will just make things worse."

 

He turned to Flint. "Open the door and get him out of there. If those heroes are a problem, I'll have Merrick Fortis deal with it, or perhaps Epix when he gets back. This being certainly is a problem."

 

GM NPC SURGE

 

"Surge in position, sir," Surge said. He was at the other end of the hallway, from Flint. advancing in on the doorway. "Not sure we should be using comms," he said uncertainly.

GM NPC MR. MAKURO

"I suppose we are all ready to make history." Mr. Makuro said.

 

GM NPC DANIELA CAPRICORN

"Daniela Capricorn reporting: brains are out of the confrence hall. Antropolis conference all clear." She looked at Mr. Makuro, filled with giddy relief.

Edited December 7, 2015 by fishers64

[Nato G]

IC: Markus Vex - Cave.

 

"I don't actually know exactly where Striker is right now, unfortunately," he replied, an idea beginning to form in his mind, "Distances aren't adding up... things are appearing in places they shouldn't be... I have no idea where I'll end up if I try going back through that tunnel..." he holstered his detonator and drew his knife, "But I might have another way of dealing with the beasts..." 

 

He started to walk up the nearest wall, gravity boots comfortably adhering him to the surfaces of the cave. 

Edited December 7, 2015 by Nato Greavesy

[Rylinth Anderfel]

IC: Echo - Hero Factory Hangar

Echo, painfully oblivious to the discord being sown amongst his comrades, began setting the final stages of his trap. A quick edit of the already thoroughly compromised security footage showed this:

 

Echo, Focus, John Flak, Sarah Module, and Emily Sharp walk into the hangar and stop in the center of the screen. "You're right," Echo finally responds to the murderer. "These traitors deserve whatever you give them. I'm sick of them." He gives Sharp a hard push that sends her stumbling to her knees and glares menacingly at the other two. "You three move and we'll put you down ourselves." With a quick wave of his hand, he beckons Focus to follow and they both march out of the view of the cameras. The sound of a door opening and closing follow a second later.

 

Just to be thorough, Echo plugged in false images of the two Heroes walking away in the view of the hallway cameras outside the hangar. Of course none of it was real, but this wasn't going to look good if the other Heroes saw it...

[ZippyWharrgarbl]

IC: ??? - In Tunnel

 

None of this was looking particularly good for anyone involved. He edged back through the tunnel to a hiding spot further down. Up there was dangerous, and down in the lake chamber there was no way out. The way here had been so full of twists and turns that he wasn't sure he could find his way out again anytime soon, and he didn't have the strength to swim against the current in the lake.

 

He descended into the lake cavern. That other Hero seemed to have a handle on things, and if he didn't, there wasn't much he could do about it. He glanced at the water briefly. He had nothing against Heroes, really. They were just doing their job, and he wouldn't fault them for that. They weren't who he had a grudge against.

 

He scowled, now that he was alone, but only for a moment. It was bad practice to sway out of character while performing, even when it seemed no one was watching. He started to search the room for anything that could function as a rope, or could help the Hero in the lake. Sure, he hadn't seen much when he glanced around earlier, but it was better than waiting around or heading back up to the other cave. Besides, maybe he missed something.

[masterchirox580]

 

 

GM IC TRAFEROUS

 

Traferous opened the door to the roof. There was, as you might expect, a sharp wind up here, making Traferous' cape look cool, in his own highly esteemed opinion. 

 

Despite Traferous' own clear view down to the street, the villain knew that there was a cloaking field up here for about 10 yards up, concealing him from the ground below.

 

And standing in front of him was a rather large teleportation pad, complete with a console and three medieval metal spikes that weren't even close to necessary for the device's operation. It was well lit by white glowing lights from below. A fine touch on what looked like an ordinary office building.

 

It was night in Mechron city, perfect for what Traferous was about to do.

 

He stepped up to the console.

 

 

IC: Kavok Quake

 

He saw Traferous go up to a device he hadn't noticed.

 

"What's that?"

[FallenCor]

IC Flint [Hero Factory - Outside Flak's Room]:

He glanced up at the hallway camera, somewhat unsettled at hearing someone other than the Mission Managers. "Yeah? And what 'cause' might that be?" he responded, pretending he hadn't heard what was going on in order to buy some time. Cautiously moving closer to the door until he was standing almost directly in front of it, pistol at the ready, Flint bumped the door panel with his elbow, but nothing happened. The villain must have fused the lock. Wonderful.

[Nato G]

IC: Anamnesis - Flak's Room.

 

"Justice. And revenge." He replied to Flint, while he pondered Echo's latest act. It had to be a bluff, or a trap, surely. The heroes wouldn't betray their cause like that, on camera, in full view of everyone in Hero Factory.

 

They'd be imprisoned right alongside the civilians they'd just abandoned. 

 

For now, he waited to see what the trio did, and where the two departing heroes went off to. Besides, the two heroes camped out in the corridor outside made it a little difficult for him to leave right now anyway. 

[Rylinth Anderfel]

IC: Echo - Hero Factory Hangar

Echo climbed the lift once again to the catwalks after finishing his deception with footage of himself and Focus returning to their respective rooms. Either the villain would be dumb enough to believe the lie, or would realize it was a trap and stay away.

He was cornered on almost every front. If he stayed put, the Heroes that had been dispatched would catch him, and if he somehow managed to escape Flak's room, his victims were hiding inside a heavily fortified and booby-trapped hangar bay. He had shown himself capable of performing extreme feats of stealth however, such as murdering Hero Factory employees without being detected, so Echo knew it was likely the killer would think of something the Heroes hadn't. With this in mind, he went back to sonar-scanning the doorway in case the villain did somehow make an appearance.

 

IC: Alex Drift - I Forgot About This Guy o_0

"Yes sir," Drift responded to Mr. Makuro's comment. It was about time they got this conference off the ground. He really hoped there wouldn't be another attack, especially from that boulder-slinging guy. He only had one grenade left...

[The UltimoScorp]

ICStriker:

 

The veteran said some choice swear words as he attempted to hoist himself up the ladder.

[Vicarath]

IC: Shade - Conference Room

 

Shade walked into the conference room and looked for a place where he could turn invisible away from prying eyes.

[Timageness]

IC: Riot - Hero Factory (Approaching Flak's Room)

Not too far behind Surge was Riot, readying his weapons with a wild look in his eyes.

"If whoever's in there doesn't already know we're coming, then it's possible that making ourselves known might cause them to surrender," he said, momentarily fighting off the urge to make use of his itchy trigger fingers. "Then again, we are dealing with a genius who decided that boxing themselves up in a room with only one exit was a smart idea, so it's just as likely that they're prepared to come out swinging as well either way."

[FallenCor]

IC Flint [HF - Outside Flak's Quarters]:

"There are certainly easier ways than this," he casually replied as he looked the door over. It was reasonable to assume that the door was barricaded; something to consider if he decided to ram it. These musings also served to distract him from the villain's talk, as Flint wasn't in the mood to have a philosophical discussion about justice and revenge.

He sauntered towards the opposite wall. "What's your name, pal?"

IC Wolfe [HF - Med Bay]:

The veteran slipped into the main room of the med bay, looking for any personnel who may not have made it to a safe-room. Satisfied that the area was clear, he moved on at a swift pace. Only when he heard voices did he pause, with bow drawn, but found that he recognized said voices. He didn't lower his weapon, however.

Creeping round a corner, Wolfe came up behind Quark and her team. "Afternoon, ladies," he greeted them cheerfully, despite having an arrow nocked and ready to fly, should he find that the Heroes before him were not his comrades. "I thought Thumper was in Antropolis..."

[Voltex]

IC: FOCUS [HANGAR BAY]

 

Over the private connection established between them by Echo, Focus finally spoke.

 

"I assume that you have already informed Zib of our position."

[Nato G]

IC: Anamnesis - Flak's Room.

 

"I can hear you," he responded to Riot, "And I assure you I have no intention of surrendering." He glanced towards the barricaded door, deciding it was probably best to leave now, before they started trying to break through. 

 

He drew back his hand, the limb reshaping itself into a jagged, crackling blade, which he plunged through the screen of Flak's console, burning it up from the inside out. "And I'm afraid you're quite mistaken..." he withdrew his arm; with the computer destroyed, his voice was no longer being broadcast to the hallway speakers. Only he could hear himself now, "...in your assumption that the door is the only exit." Calmly, he stepped over to the window, quietly pulled it open...

 

...and jumped. 

Edited December 8, 2015 by Nato Greavesy

[ZippyWharrgarbl]

IC: Quark Qrew - Hero Factory

 

Quark stopped mid-stride as Quiver's hand clenched her arm softly. She glanced back. "Something wrong, Quiver?"

 

"Th-Th-Th-Th-" she looked terrified. Quark resisted the urge to rush her. Finally, she pointed back down the hallway and blurted out, "There's someone coming!"

 

Quark drew her blaster in a swift, smooth motion before resuming a slower walking pace, the other two behind her. She muttered softly, "Neither of you turn around. If it's a sneak attack they want, they're going to get it."

 

Thumper, apparently remembering she had weapons on hand (literally), triggered the gloves to settle over her fists as she walked behind Quiver. The sound of the metal plates falling into place wasn't exactly quiet, but the sound of their metal feet against the floor masked the sound the slightest bit. The hall was quiet, but not for long.

 

"Afternoon, ladies. I thought Thumper was in Antropolis..."

 

Thumper spun and took a defensive stance, Quiver fumbling with her rifle behind her, but Quark merely holstered her blaster and turned with a look that was half amused, half annoyed.

 

"Blazes, Daren, you're gonna give me a Core failure one of these days." She glanced to her teammates. "Stand down, Heroes. This is Wolfe, he's an old friend of mine, and a good Hero. He wouldn't be behind this."

 

Thumper immediately stood from her position, and the sound of Quiver's shivering clattering against her gun slowed. Quark turned to Wolfe. "As for Thumper, well... there was a pretty big mix-up. I'm sure you saw what she was doing on TV, since you heard about her being on Antropolis. I went to drag her back, we returned to a murderer prowling around. What's the situation?"

Edited December 8, 2015 by ZippyWharrgarbl

[FallenCor]

IC Flint [HF - Flak's Quarters]:

He let out a low growl as things took an unwelcome turn. "Dang it, guys!" he barked at Riot and Surge when he heard the muffled destruction of something glass. He launched himself at the door, leaving a Flint-shaped indentation. Again he ran for the door, this time succeeding in taking it down. In he went, then over he went, nearly falling on his face as he smashed through the table that had been bracing the door. The Hero raised his pistol instinctively, aiming it at... nothing. There was no-one there. Just a disturbingly large amount of Focus merchandise...

Flint cursed when he saw the open window. "Zib, the guy flew the coop!"

IC Wolfe [HF - Hallway near Med Bay]:

A very faint tingle ran across Wolfe's jaw for some odd reason, as though he had just narrowly escaped a proper clobbering.

"Nice to see you, too, Dorothy," he replied in a chipper tone before assuming a more serious attitude. "Things aren't looking good. From what I gather, we've got two dead -- both civilian -- and three more in danger. I'm fairly certain that somebody's got the guy cornered in the residential section, but beyond that, I've got nothing."

Edited December 8, 2015 by FallenCor

[ZippyWharrgarbl]

IC: Quark Qrew - Hero Factory

 

Quark shook her head. "How'd they get in here...? Whatever. He's being dealt with, then. That's a shame about the civilians, though. That shouldn't have happened, especially not here. What has happened to security around here? I thought they upgraded since the breakout and brain attack."

 

"But they've got the criminal cornered, right?" said Thumper, glancing up from comforting Quiver. "So no one else is going to be... attacked."

 

"Should be." To herself, she added, But with our recent bout of luck? I doubt it. She turned back to Wolfe. "The three in danger- what's being done about them?"

Edited December 8, 2015 by ZippyWharrgarbl

[Rylinth Anderfel]

IC: Echo - Hero Factory Hangar

"Yes, Zib knows where we are," Echo said. What he did not say was that he hadn't actually told Zib where they were. He'd had a tracking device installed a while back that told Mission Control exactly where he was at all times. Most Heroes didn't enjoy having their privacy invaded like that, but he'd decided it was useful for several reasons: 

Firstly so that any mission managers, squad-mates, or other Hero Factory personnel could find him if he needed help; secondly so that in the event he went rogue either Epix would have an easy time tracking him down or he'd have to cripple himself disabling the signal; and thirdly for these kinds of situations where he could just auto-broadcast his coordinates to Zib instead of having to waste time sending them himself.

 

This talk of Zib prompted him to ask the manager, "Any progress with the killer in Flak's room, Zib?"

[Nato G]

IC: Anamnesis - Always a Way Out. 

 

The vengeful being barely moved forwards as he jumped. He just dropped, plummeting directly downwards. And although he was in freefall for only a few moments, to a mind like his, they felt like an eternity... the roar of the air rushing past him... his body beginning to accelerate towards terminal velocity... the distant ground rising up to meet him, hungry and eager...

 

...but now was not his time. He twisted as he fell, his bladed arm reshaping itself into a hooked claw as he slashed out at the passing windows. It smashed through, catching on the frame and digging into the wall below, bringing his fall to a very abrupt stop.

 

An organic being likely would've been badly injured by such an act, pulling muscles and tearing tendons. Likewise, the average robot or hero, with their complicated wires and servos and so on, wouldn't been hard pressed to pull off such a tactic unscathed. But Anamnesis' form was composed of pure energy, less fragile than organic matter, yet more flexible than robotic parts. It was adaptive, malleable, rippling and warping, reshaping itself to suit his needs. 

 

His body's response to the sudden deceleration was automatic, reflexive, his form rearranging and reinforcing its internal structure to better absorb the force of the jolt, disperse it through his body. He dangled for a few moments, letting his body settle and reset itself, before bringing up his other arm and hauling himself through the broken window, and into another worker's room. It was empty, thankfully. He wasn't yet ready to beginning murdering those he didn't have to. Not until his creators had been dealt with. 

 

Speaking of which... it was time to have a closer look at Hangar Four-Four-Bravo...   

[Timageness]

IC: Riot - Hero Factory (Flak's Room)

"Oh, calm down already," Riot said, examining the window shortly after his arrival. "If Zib still has the Failsafe Shield activated, he couldn't have gotten too far."

Surveying the surrounding area and taking the extra large force field into account, he then spoke the only theory that made even a lick of sense to him given the evidence.

"It's fairly likely that whoever we're after either reentered the building on another floor, or is simply making things look like they did in order to lead us off-course, though I'm personally leaning towards the former. Whatever the case may be, things seem to have finally gotten interesting around here, so at least that's a plus."

[fishers64]

GM NPC BREEZE

 

Breeze did notice Jason's attempt at coolness, but said nothing, prefering to discretely look away immediately. 

 

GM IC TRAFEROUS

 

"It's a console to operate this teleportation pad. That will take us to the target without being seen."

 

GM IC SHADE

 

Around the conference hall and rows of seats was a circular walkway that had doors out to a hallway around the area. There was also a space behind the stage - a screen separated it from the wall - which might provide a little privacy, but it was visible immediately to the left and right of the screen, which might be a problem. The hallway might be better, but that could be crowded as well...

 

GM IC STRIKER

 

Striker would find his attempt to climb the ladder to be successful. He would be able to climb high enough to get out of the water current and into an air pocket. He would note the metal panel above him. What a mess. 

 

GM NPC ZIB

 

"The killer is at least three floors below where you are." Zib grumbled. While Hero Factory did not put cameras in worker's rooms, it did have a good camera system on the outside of the building.

 

GM NPC SURGE

 

"Maybe we should take an elevator shaft. We need to catch him, and fast!"

 

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GM NPC STORMER & NEX

 

The two Heroes went back to work hauling Mr. Makuro's new engine into the hall. 

 

GM NPC MR. MAKURO

 

Mr. Makuro set his brain-destroying invention on the table in front of him in the center of the hall. Cameras flashed as the media rushed in. Mr. Makuro, for his part, stood quietly, waiting for everyone to settle in before he started speaking. 

 

GM NPC BEASTS (NEAR MARCUS VEX)

 

The beasts kept on tunneling, although some looked uncertainly in his direction. 

 

GM NPC FURNO (W/FLOOD)

 

Furno landed the dropship. 

 

GM IC ??? ("BRAIN MASTER")

 

With the death of the brains, the screens in the front of the brain master went dark. The two looked at each other. 

 

The next second, they joined hands and were in an abandoned alley. They set off for the area around the conference hall, looking to analyze the deaths of their minions.  

[Rylinth Anderfel]

IC: Echo - Hero Factory Hangar

Great. So the killer had managed to escape. Flak's room must've had an air duct or something like that for him to slip away through. No wait, his map of the Factory showed a window in that area; that must be how the villain got out.

Either way, he only had one place to go, and there was only one way in. Eventually, he would have to come through that door. There were no other entrances to the hangar bay that they hadn't sealed off. It was only a matter of time now...

[Vicarath]

IC: Shade - Conference Room/Area Outside Conference Room

 

Shade left the conference room confident in the fact that two of Alpha Team's finest would arrive with the engine within a matter of seconds. He then began to look for any buildings or corners where he could commence with his invisibility procedure in private. Ideally, the spot would have at least two exits to explain how someone could get there one way and not come out the same way they came in.

[ZippyWharrgarbl]

IC: Wilbur Flood - Dropship

 

Flood exited the ship cheerily yet careful not to slip over, glancing around at the other Heroes. "Hello! That was a rather perilous situation you found yourselves in. I hope everyone's all right. I saw the creatures helping their injured and enslaved, it's lucky their species takes care of its fellows. They should be all right, they are very hardy creatures."

[Nato G]

IC: Mr Vyle - Conference Hall, Second Floor. 

 

Sitting up, he waited - curious, eager - for the conference to finally begin.

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IC: Markus Vex - Cave. 

 

Since explosives were out of the question, it was time to try a different strategy. He broke into a run, charging up the wall, and gravity-jumped at the nearest beast, his knife slicing towards the brain clinging to its head. 

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IC: Anamnesis - Corridors.

 

He quickly made his way out of the room, altering his appearance - just in case someone had managed to get a good look at his previous form - before beginning to wind his way back down towards Hangar Four-Four-Bravo. 

Edited December 9, 2015 by Nato Greavesy

[masterchirox580]

 

 

GM IC TRAFEROUS

 

"It's a console to operate this teleportation pad. That will take us to the target without being seen."

 

 

IC: Kavok Quake

 

"I do hope you've tested this"

 

He said walking towards the console. 

[Timageness]

IC: Riot - Hero Factory (Flak's Room)

Riot nodded as the information came in from Zib.

"You do that," he told Surge. "The possibility of cutting him off is just to great to ignore. As for me, however, I plan on taking a slightly... different route."

And with that, he dove through the broken window and disappeared from view.

Edited December 10, 2015 by Timageness

[Vestak]

 

 

 

GM IC TRAFEROUS

 

"It's a console to operate this teleportation pad. That will take us to the target without being seen."

 

 

IC: Kavok Quake

 

"I do hope you've tested this"

 

He said walking towards the console. 

 

 

IC: Night Stalker

 

Night Stalker eyes the teleport pad and decides two things immediately: one, that it looks incredibly epic, and two, he wants one.  Really badly.  Pushing those thoughts away for now, he asks, "What is my part in this mission, if I have one at all?"

[fishers64]

GM IC SHADE

 

This hallway was lined with a bunch of conference rooms for conducting delicate business. Unfortunately, these all had windows that were open to the hallway. There was a recharge station at the end of the hall, that was, thankfully, enclosed, with a door that indicated that it was available. 

 

GM IC ??? ("DR. VENTURO")

 

She sat down in the second row back, eager for a piece of the action. She also sat there to protect Mr. Makuro's new invention from would be intruders. Can't be too careful. If the brains attacked once, surely they would attack again.

 

She also saw a Hero with two swords (Shade) leave, and wondered why he was leaving. That was odd. What was he doing? Scouting the parimeter? 

 

GM IC DFER

 

Dfer sat in the very back row and tried to stay out of view. 

 

GM NPC FURNO

 

Furno nodded agreement to Flood's statement. "Let's get this ship back to where it belongs."

 

GM NPC BEASTS (50 - NEAR MARCUS VEX)

 

The beast that Marcus knifed skittered away, straight to go check on his queen. The other beasts stopped work to glare at the Hero in their midst.

 

A Crystal beast below stopped its patrol to blast crystal at Marcus' gravity boots. Another tried to blast in front of him to cut off his escape. 

 

Satisfied that the situation was being taken care of, the beasts went back to tunneling. 

 

GM NPC TUNNELER BEASTS (2 - NEAR STRIKER)

 

The two tunneler beasts wondered why Marcus hadn't arrived yet. What was taking him so long?

 

GM NPC SURGE

 

Surge took the elevator shaft. "That other hero is crazy," he murmured to himself. 

 

GM IC TRAFEROUS

 

"I've actually used it many times." Traferous said to Kavok, setting the cooridinates to his destination for the distraction.

 

He then turned to address the two villains, looking out over the city. From his vantage point, he could clearly see most of Mechron City. 

 

"Right there, just by the space port" - he pointed this out with a clawed hand - "is the Mechron police station. I'm here to destroy some of my competitors' property tonight, but that's not too terribly important. What is is distracting those police bots. I'm going to have enough trouble doing what I'm doing without bringing down the entire Mechron police force down on my head. Even for someone with my abilities, I prefer to appear to be law-abiding."

 

He grinned deviously for effect. 

 

"Kavok, you mentioned that you wanted radioactive materials. Underneath that police station...there's a vault of them from when Meltdown visited the place sometime back. The basement area where that is stored will also leave you with access points to place your bombs, and a hallway that goes to the spaceport - that's how Meltdown got it there in the first place. What you decide to do with all of that - that's up to you."

 

"Night Stalker, what I need you to do is to break into that police station and kill some of them, and lead them on a chase to the other side of the city, over there. I'm sure you can improve on that plan somehow - the point is to have at least a little fun. When you're done, meet me at the spaceport - I've already arranged for 78 to come and fly us out. If you can't get there, or it got destroyed, or something, just go in the direction of the biggest explosion."