Dino Attack: At War's End

Andrewnuva199 · July 27, 2012

OOC: I wouldn't mind if it only jams the cyborg's ability to eavesdrop. I'm sure people like Semick would at least like the comfort of keeping their broadcasts private.IC: Semick radioed in with Hertz. "Some Pterosaurs just threw themselves at some of the radar mounts atop HQ. How's your status?"The fellow Elite Agent's response came in with a small amount of static. "They've taken out our main signal dish for jamming XERRD's radios. We're trying to restart it now, and focus it more on Cyrista's Bane. it's going to have less range, but hopefully more secure. Znap, Reptile, what happened up there?""They were going too fast!" Reptile responded shortly. "They must've aimed their bodies to hit the dish when the PLARRX systems knocked them out. There was nothing I could do!""Don't let it get to you, Reptile," said Semick. "You can't outmatch all their methods, no matter how hard you try. If it helps, I'll come help you with the organizing of-"Dr. Cyborg suddenly burst in with a report on his status. "That son of a 4+ Figure's using an AI in Cyrista's Bane! My plans for shutting it down aren't going to work now! I'm trying to think of a new plan.""Just make sure he keeps away from HQ and that your forces don't get wiped out from behind, and we should be good.""Alright, but just know it may take me a while to think of something.""Understood."As Dr. Cyborg signed off, Reptile started up again. "Semick, I just want to say that move with blocking the subway entrance was a good one, but I fear that he's going to use the system to try and hit us elsewhere, even if there's no entrances nearby.""We'll have to face that when the time comes, I'm afraid. Other than getting a team to seal off the tunnel to Dinosaur Island, I can't think of anything we can do about that.""I'm working on something... but it's going to take some time. Also, we're going to need to watch the defenses. Tail says they're trying to subtly draw away our forces from the headquarters with the attack measures going on.""Is that so?" Semick asked. He turned to Bluetooth and asked him how it looked."Well, I'm no battle expert," the technician said, "But I can see a small area of our front lines starting to weaken in FH and T-1 support, right between the river and where Dr. Cyborg's keeping himself busy."Semick groaned and held his chin in his hand. "That clever dino." Turning back to the controls, he reached back to the radio and gave out more orders. "Guys, the defense is starting to look weak around headquarters! Rex, make sure you still have at least three-fourths of the IPs you started with keeping their watch around HQ! Andrew, Hotwire, try to direct most of the forces around the river to fall back enough to provide more cover around our building! Cabin, Rotor, continue keeping Dr. Rex busy! Dr. Cyborg, don't wander too far off!""You do realize with the amount of enemies coming in," Reptile said after Semick finished, "that this could be letting the forces they're fighting out there get a little too close to our area of defense?""Better than letting them have a thermal exhaust port to send a torpedo down, so to speak."OOC: Atton, when my last post mentioned enemies going over the river and through the woods settling up bases, I meant some of the XERRD/Inferno agents setting up command posts, like the one in Brikman and that guy's posts. I imagine them to be setting up in abandoned buildings near the headquarters to best coordinate their attacks. Feel free to find and strike at them, though. Might lead to some fun interaction with some of Brikman's cast.

Edited July 27, 2012 by Andrewnuva199

Brikman McStudz · July 27, 2012

OOC: Fun fact of the day: Not counting Plan Z or the posts lost in that Time Slip long ago, Atton Rand's post (#1076) is the 10,000th of the Dino Attack RPG.Just know that the building Oswald and Zach were in was merely an abandoned building. Blaire and his Hybrid sniper's location is more in vein of the command posts.IC:When Zach came back into consciousness, he felt something apply pressure to his chest, as if it was leaning on him. It wasn't anything heavy, so he was content to just lay there and relax a short bit before figuring out what happened to him.Then he heard a small sniffle. Then, a woman muttered quietly, "Please wake up!" The woman's voice was filled with fear. The pressure lessened on his chest as he felt his shoulders getting shook. He opened his eyes and saw the terrified-looking face of an older woman. "Oh!" she gasped, standing up and backing away from him.Zach climbed to his feet, still feeling groggy as he examined this woman. She was a somewhat thin woman, wearing a white sweatshirt that was stained with dirt and cuts. Her dark blue jeans were also decorated with various tears and frays. She oddly didn't have any shoes, her bare, bruised feet clawing the floor anxiously.She was clearly an older woman and had taken no efforts in trying appear younger. Her face had the usual signs an older person and her long blonde hair had multiple gray streaks. Despite this and probably more popular opinion, Zach considered the woman to be attractive in some form. He could only conclude that it was because the woman looked strangely familiar to him, but thanks to Oswald's head thrashing, he couldn't put a name on the woman's face."Why are you here?" Zach finally asked, brushing the dust of his person. "The Agents and Alpha Team should evacuated everyone."The woman gave him a confused look. "Who?""The Alpha Team and the Agents Defense Organization," Zach said, annoyed by this woman's lack of knowledge. "Agencies tasked with the protection of the LEGO Planet?"The woman shook her head. "Never heard of them. I think I heard something about an L.A. organization protecting the planet though. Maybe it was them."Zach frowned. L.A.? Like where that biomechanical guy (what was name? Leo?) worked before Evil Ogel destroyed it? This woman was clearly lost. "Do you have any idea what's going on?""No, but," she glanced around the area they were in, which was the lower levels of a public parking garage. "I don't remember LEGO City being so big. It was hardly a town yesterday. Or in such disrepair. And-" she paused, her gray eyes become wide with concern. "I can't find my family!""Alright, hold on," Zach said, moving closer to her as she began to panic. "Where did you last see them?""At my house," the woman whispered."And where is that?"The woman seemed to be thinking. "I-I can't remember. The city's so different. I-I-I just can't." Tears starting to stream out of her eyes.Zach bit his lower lip. "Who's missing?""My husband and three kids. Two boys and a girl."Zach nodded. Not wanting to bring up the possibility that this family may be dead, "You're going to have to trust your husband to take care of your kids. I can't let you wander the city now, especially with what's going on.""What's going-" The woman stopped, then screamed loudly. Zach turned and saw a green-skinned Mutant Lizard behind him, eyeing his two pray with glee.Must've split off from the main group. "Stay behind me," Zach commanded. The woman obeyed without question, whimpering fearfully. Zach pulled the knife he had collected from the armory at and pointed it at the Mutant Lizard. The lizard hissed and suddenly disappeared. "Shoot." Zach muttered."Where is it?!" the woman screamed, growing more and fearful."Stay calm," Zach said, gripping the woman's arm tightly. He glanced around the area, waiting for the attack. He could hear it. A faint snarl. "Get down!" he roared. The woman dropped to the ground and Zach stabbed his knife over his head. He heard a squick-inducing sound as the Mutant Lizard suddenly appeared, its mouth in the middle of the blade. The woman stood up and backed away as Zach removed the knife from the lizard."Where are you-" he turned to the woman and saw her staring at the lizard's carcass. Her eyes became unfocused for a brief moment before returning to reality. "What are you-""Who are you?" the woman asked, eyeing him suspiciously. "Where am I?" She rubbed her forehead. "I was taking the boys to school, and now I'm here?" The woman suddenly became angry. "What are you going to with that knife?" she demanded.Zach dropped the knife. He was completely lost at what was going on. "I'm a friend, remember?"The woman's eyes narrowed. "I've never seen you before in my life."She was clearly confused. Probably in shock. "I'm a friend. I'm...like a cop. I'm just here to protect you." The woman continued to stare at him. She moved close to him and picked up his fallen knife and pointed it at him. "Something's happened in the city. There are animals running around that want to kill you." The woman's hard glare loosened somewhat, but she remained on the edge. Zach sighed. "We have your family at a safe location. If you follow me, you'll find them."The woman considered what he said. "They're safe?" Zach nodded, feeling somewhat bad for lying her, "What kind of animals are out there that would send the city over the edge?"Zach pointed to the dead Mutant Lizards. "Creatures like that and more. Like...dinosaurs.""How do I trust you?"Zach shrugged. "I dropped the knife. I'm apart of a team tasked with defeating these creatures. I know the way to the safe location. I don't know."The woman swallowed hard, then set the knife on the ground at Zach's feet. She began to back away as Zach picked it up and sheathed it. He looked back up at the woman, who was still clearly suspicious."I don't really have a choice, do I?" she asked."Well, if you want to die..."The woman allowed herself to faintly chuckle. "If you say so. I guess I'll go with you." She pushed him and started to head toward the exit ramp. She turned back briefly and gave Zach and hard look. "If I find out you did something to my family or try to hurt me, I'll kill you with my bare hands. I don't need a knife."Zach simply nodded, the sudden hostility shocking him only briefly. "Understood.""Good. Now let's go."

avmatoran · July 27, 2012

OOC:That's fine. It just seemed like that guy misunderstood and thought Cyrista's Bane relied on radio more than it does.EDIT: Having reread your post, Brikman, for some reason the name "Athena Fabello" comes to mind, as if she isn't dead and that is her.

Edited July 27, 2012 by avmatoran

Atton Rand · July 27, 2012

OOC:That's fine. It just seemed like that guy misunderstood and thought Cyrista's Bane relied on radio more than it does.EDIT: Having reread your post, Brikman, for some reason the name "Athena Fabello" comes to mind, as if she isn't dead and that is her.

OOC: Okay, that is strange. Are we just going to have to make a squad composed entirely of mothers. That'd be friggin' awesome.And speaking of that, I'm suddenly trying to imagine an epic rap battle between Sarah Bishop and Athena Fabello, without much success.IC: As the sounds of helicopters were faintly audible in the distance, Trigger slowly turned toward Carrie. "You're usually crazy prepared, aren't you?"Carrie nodded."You didn't by any chance keep blank rounds in case I'd need them?"Carrie smiled. She reached into her pocked and handed two of them to Trigger, who promptly placed them into his pocket. "You got a revolver?"Carrie handed him one.As the helicopter got closer, Trigger let out a sigh. "Listen Carrie, I love you, alright." As he spoke, he put two rounds into his gun. "I always have, ever since we first met in that bar, you're the one person I care about. As it happens they think you're innocent, so even if they take you you'll no doubt get through okay, so please don't take this personally.""What?" Carrie asked."You see that helicopter up there,""Let's get out of here," Snake muttered."You crazy," replied Trigger. "If we start driving they'll just open fire. There's an alternate method."Carrie turned as she watched the helicopter approaching, at that moment, Trigger grabbed her and put his arm around her neck, and carefully placed the gun against the side of her head.

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OOC: Atton, when my last post mentioned enemies going over the river and through the woods settling up bases, I meant some of the XERRD/Inferno agents setting up command posts, like the one in Brikman and that guy's posts. I imagine them to be setting up in abandoned buildings near the headquarters to best coordinate their attacks. Feel free to find and strike at them, though. Might lead to some fun interaction with some of Brikman's cast.

OOC: Okay then. I would have imagined it to be more of a "Island hopping" type of thing, where they would have worked their way in, starting by taking buildings closer to the river and working their way inward rather than just going straight to the buildings near the Headquarters, but okay. Great. Now I'm left even more confused, because I'm just trying to think up a plausible way they could find them.

PeabodySam · July 28, 2012

OOC: I doubt Athena Fabello really died, avmatoran, as her wiki article states that Minerva received the letter detailing her death because the administrator of Napoleon XIV did not want bad publicity on faulty security systems following Athena's disappearance. Also, Brikman, nice nod to December 21, 2010 back there.Anyways, spent most of the day writing "bartender confessions", as it's tentatively called. After the final battle, I'll post it, but it's rather long... as in, over 4,000 words (which is usually the length of one of my Short Stories or Epic chapters; I try to keep my RPG posts under 1,000!). What I think I'll probably do is post it here in the RPG, but under a spoiler tag for those who don't want to do a ton of scrolling every time they visit that page. Either that, or I can post it on the wiki (like HTTMYL... dang, I really need to finish that one) and link to it from here... My original plan was to post it on deviantART as a Stealth Sequel to Dino Attack RPG, but seeing as the secret is out and it's not so stealthy anymore, that would seem kind of silly.Also, since it sounds like Amanda's words went in one ear and out the other, Trigger seems just Too Dumb To Live right now.IC: The battle was heating up quickly. With a good portion of Dino Attack's forces concentrating on either Dr. Rex or, reportedly, the "Cyrista's Bane", more and more Mutant Dinos were slipping past the front lines and getting closer and closer to Dino Attack Headquarters. Luckily, the air support from the T-1 Typhoons and the line of defense set up by the Iron Predators prevented any from getting too close, but already they were too close to comfort.For Rex, Amanda Claw, Greybeard, and Sam Race, this was evidenced by the fact that the street block around Enderson's bar, which only a few moments ago had a few scattered Mutant Lizards and a Fire Hammer or two, was now swarming with Mutant Dinos, with Fire Hammers and Urban Avengers around every corner trying to take them down. As Rex and Amanda escorted Greybeard and Sam to safety, they had to be careful not to end up in the line of fire, in the path of an incoming vehicle, or in the jaws of a hungry dinosaur."Come on!" beckoned Rex. "It's just over this pile of rubble! You can make it!""Aye," nodded Greybeard. "I could scale a mountain wi' a scrap o' metal fer a right leg if I wanted t'! Amanda, give Sam a hand while I climb - oof!"The old pirate was interrupted as Amanda suddenly tackled him, knocking him to the wet pavement. Rex had only a second to react and pull his hover-chair back. Then, a rocket projectile hit the pile of rubble, exploding as it made contact and sending charred bricks flying in every direction. Rex felt the heat scorch his face, but he and the others were far enough away from the explosion that he did not receive any major burns."What was that?" trembled Sam Race, who was still very shaken from his father's recent death. "Who's firing rockets at us? No! This cannot be happening! I can't believe it! We've got Mutant Dinos and cybernetic T-Rexes and mad scientists and now rockets! We're doomed! We don't-""Duck!" shouted Rex as another rocket came their way. Luckily, Sam reacted in time, and the rocket sailed over them, colliding with a building. This time, Rex's eyes retraced the rocket's path to a nearby Cafe Corner. "There!" Rex shouted. "Fire into that window!"Amanda, who still held the Cosmotronic Ray, fired a few blasts of energy into the window of the Cafe Corner from which their unseen assailant was firing rockets. Just before they hit, Rex thought he saw a flash of blue light in the window of the Cafe Corner. Regardless, no more rockets were fired, and they were safe to continue."Come on!" pointed Rex. "The Iron Predator's right there! Let's go!" Indeed, Frozeen kept the Iron Predator right where Rex and Amanda left it, and the Alpha Team agent was beckoning for them to hurry on board. As the tank's ladder was lowered, Amanda helped Sam Race and Greybeard climb on board the Iron Predator before climbing in herself. Rex raised the hover-chair's altitude slightly before moving forward, lifting himself into the cabin of the Iron Predator."Uh, guys?" whimpered Sam Race. "We've got company!"Rex, Amanda, Frozeen, and Greybeard turned to see what he was talking about. Rex paled as he saw an all-too-familiar Mutant T-Rex in silge-fashioned armor glaring down upon them with a mixture of cold intelligence and unpredictable madness in his eyes. "Go!" shouted Rex. "Get us out of here!"Frozeen nodded, running to the controls of the Iron Predator and starting up the engine. As the massive tank began to drive away, Rex wondered why he was not moving. Looking down, he realized too late that he forgot to turn off his hover-chair and remained suspended in air while the Iron Predator sped away as quickly as possible. Looking up at Dr. Rex, who smiled viciously down upon him, all Rex could manage was, "Oh, Znap.""Rex! Get out of there!"Rex looked in the direction of the Iron Predator and was surprised to see Amanda and Greybeard running towards him. Rex pulled on the chair's joystick as hard as he could and tried to pilot it towards his friends, but it was not fast enough. Behind him, Rex heard Dr. Rex chuckle. Then, laser beams hit the pavement, evaporating rainwater into steam wherever they touched. Although Rex tried his best to avoid them, Dr. Rex must have been practicing with his laser vision, because on his second try, he hit Rex's hover-chair dead on target. Rex was ejected from the hover-chair as, just like in the Maelstrom Temple, it began to fly chaotically and erratically before crashing down upon the road, sending sparks flying as it skidded across the pavement.Lying on the wet road, Rex simply shook his head and muttered: "Not again."As Dr. Rex loomed overhead, Rex looked up and saw that Amanda and Greybeard were still coming towards him. They would not make it in time, Rex knew. "Run, you fools!" he shouted. "Forget about me!""Doctor Ronald Alexander!"As the booming, all-too-familiar baritone voice rang through the air, Rex looked in Dr. Rex's direction and saw the Mutant T-Rex freeze for a few moments in surprise. Upon regaining control of his body, Dr. Rex snarled and began looking around for the source of the voice."I am Ogel, and I cannot be stopped!"At last, Dr. Rex laid eyes upon the fire escape of an apartment building. Only now, Rex spotted the dark figure standing there, who wore entirely black clothing and armor, except for the golden visor of his helmet. What is Evil Ogel doing? wondered Rex. He's going to get himself killed!"Now, foul beast, come and meet thy doom, if you dare!"Without a second thought, Dr. Rex lunged forward and closed his jaws upon Ogel, who had no time to react. And just like that, one of the LEGO Planet's greatest masterminds, evil geniuses, and foulest villains was gone in a single bite. Rex gasped and stared in horror. While he was by no means fond of Evil Ogel, he was commonly regarded as the type of villain who, no matter what, would always find some way to escape defeat to come back later with a brand new plan. And just like that, he was gone.Ogel's sacrifice was not in vain. It distracted Dr. Rex long enough for Amanda and Greybeard to arrive. Amanda scooped Rex up in her arms and carried him like a baby, while Greybeard unsheathed his cutlass and looked ready for a fight. Unfortunately, the moment had passed, and Dr. Rex turned his attention back to Rex, Amanda, and Greybeard."You should have escaped," growled Dr. Rex, "while you had the chance." With a roar, he began to lunge forward to snuff out the lives of Rex, Amanda, and Greybeard, just as he had done with Ogel.Suddenly, the entire wall of the apartment building fell away, revealing a gathered army of Skeleton Drones of various types. A few of them were in vehicles such as Snow Crawlers and Ogel Command Strikers, and they took to the air and began to fly around Dr. Rex like annoying gnats. Many other drones were manning turrets, and they fired upon Dr. Rex. Even though their shots were deflected harmlessly off of Dr. Rex's armor, the drones succeeded in catching the mad scientist's attention."He's distracted again!" whispered Rex. "Let's go!" Amanda and Greybeard agreed, as they turned and began to run in the direction that the Iron Predator had gone. "Why did you guys come back? You nearly got yourselves killed!""I promised I would never leave you, and I don't intend to break my promise," Amanda smiled grimly. "As soon as I saw your hover-chair floating away, I jumped out of the Iron Predator and ran back for you.""An' I... err, accidentally stumbled an' fell out o' th' tank," shrugged Greybeard, who sounded rather sheepish. "Now, let's get ye back to that flyin' chair o' yers.""Yes, I know it's a pain in the brick," chuckled Amanda, "but it sure beats needing that wheelchair."Rex laughed in agreement, looking up at Amanda. Reaching into his pocket, he felt Ben Gunn's ring, still safe inside. Ben Gunn's words echoed back to him: "Well, then, why wait?" Nodding determinedly to himself, Rex thought: There's no better time.

avmatoran · July 28, 2012

OOC:I didn't know that. I guess that just gives my hypothesis more credibility. Also, it seems that she has snapped out of craziness and into sanity.

Atton Rand · July 28, 2012

OOC: Is this just me, or am I the only one who though of Principal Snyder's death in Buffy the Vampire Slayer when I read Ogel's demise? IC: Despite being separated from the rest of the team, Elizabeth was doing okay at the controls of the Iron Predator. The Third Headquarters squad was so far doing... okay. In other words, they hadn't been able to do much just yet, and then it happened.At that moment, someone started firing at them from behind. The shots mostly missed and did nothing. Clint turned to see a orange-suited man firing upon them. With a quick shot he fired and killed the man instantly.That was the least of their troubles however. A few more were waiting down the road. It seemed these guys were quite keen to take advantage of a group of isolated agents. Taking cover worked at first, but then... BOOM!The Iron Predator ran straight over a few mines. While structurally intact, the explosion brought the machine to a quick stop. Pyro was one of the first to come to her senses. She grabbed her flare gun and fired it at one of the enemy men, quickly lighting him. He ran around screaming, just long enough to distract them, Soon after, Clint and Angel Eyes were opening fire as they jumped out of the machine.Elizabeth coughed as she tried to brush aside the smoke and step out of the Iron Predator, slowly getting to the ground. Another man attempted to sneak up on her, but within a few seconds she ran her cutlass right through him.There were a few more coming, and to their surprise, then they were blown up- twice."KABOOM!" Demoman shouted as he jumped off the Iron Predator."Just like ol' times," Firecracker remarked with a fond grin.Wearing her gas mask, Pyro quickly picked up her flamethrower before stepping down onto the ground with the others, she then took it off, hoping they could understand her. That just left Sarah Bishop, who came down with a shotgun ready to go."So what's the plan?" Maria asked."Something's going on here," Angel Eyes said. "Whoever these guys are, I don't think they like us. I say we work together to strike back at them, maybe find their base of operations. It can't be too far.""How do we do that?" Sarah asked."We can just blow them up," Firecracker said excitedly."Very good," replied Angel Eyes with a grin. "Pyro, Maria, Clint and I can keep the men busy. Demoman and Firecracker can get to work on finding them. Elizabeth and Sarah here can go with them, just to make sure they stay out of trouble. Everyone clear?"There was a moment of silence. "Good," replied Angel Eyes. "Than let's get moving."OOC: I probably won't be able to post in the next two days. If anyone wants to interact with any of my characters go ahead. If you want to use Rotor or Cabin (and by extension, Lance, who's in the T-1 Typhoon with Rotor) or if you want to do something with Kate (I don't know if That Guy would maybe like to help flesh out Saran's session with her) or for that matter anyone else still in HQ (Dude, Baldrick, at least as far as I know), or even if you'd like to help out the guys here with blowing up Inferno's henchmen I'm open to hearing what you may have to add.

Brikman McStudz · July 28, 2012

OOC: What if Athena was killed in the Goo Caverns outpost? Consider that. Or don't. In fact, I'd recommend not.Also considering the woman described in my post is wearing the exact same clothes as Athena's wiki photo...First: Glados. Second: I've been waiting a long time for a wedding akin to the one of At World's End for Rex and Amanda with Greybeard leading it. Yes, it's already been done in Greybeard's past. I don't care.I suppose I'll try my luck at the comm chatter as well.IC:Minerva opened fire on a group of three Mutant Raptors that had strayed too close to the Fire Hammer. Upon disabling their force fields, Catless was quick to eliminate the dinos with the Xenon Launcher.She sighed briefly. Minerva had hoped to stay with Zach until this battle was won or until one of them met their demise. Not know whether he was dead or alive made it worse. This is all too similar to what happened with Scratch. She thought. He had ran after Scratch and came back missing his right hand. Now he had been taken by some goon in a leather jacket. Considering the stakes of the battle, it seemed likely he would come back in a body bag.Minerva kept running over ideas on who the man could be. Whoever he is, Zach obviously made him mad. As she continued to fire upon Mutant Dinos, she noticed a Fire Hammer on fire nearby in a crater. "That looks like what that guy did to our Fire Hammer," Minerva pointed out.Andrew glanced to the side briefly. "Definitely seems like the 'mysterious assilant' was looking for Zach specifically." Andrew's Fire Hammer moved close enough to the wrecked jeep to see two bodies slumped over on the dashboard, completely still. Minerva grimaced. Zach made this guy very angry. Minerva concluded sadly. She glanced at the window again and starting taking shots at Mutant Raptors and the just-appearing Inferno agents dressed in black-and-orange jumpsuits.********************************************"Vuorinen, Olzon, Nevalainen, Hietala. There's a nasty Mutant T-Rex here who wants make me a dead boy."On our way, Holopainen.""You should try playing music like that Rotor guy, Zimmer. You too, Elfman.""I guess Dr. Inferno's bringing the heat too, eh? Geddit?"Shut your mouth.""What do the brown Mutant Lizards even do?"I wonder if playing the "Song of Storms" backwards will make the sun come out, because this rain is really starting to bug me.""There's this weird guy with tentacles stick out of back out here and Whoawhoawhoa. *smash* IMMA FIRIN MAELASER!""Ogel just died guys. I bet Dr. Inferno is already celebrating.""Celebrating with "Disco Inferno", right? Right? Geddit?""What did I say, mate?"Vinyaya was starting to become somewhat amused by the random comm chatter (except for the "Maelaser" bit. That was somewhat depressing to listen to). Perhaps it brightened her spirits just a little bit. Reminded her that the final battle didn't need to be a grimdark period of destruction, chaos, and sadness. Just a little light was all she needed."They're starting to slip through at an uncomfortable pace now," Butler said to her as he opened fire on a pack of Mutant Lizards. He was right. With this "Cyrista's Bane", Dr. Rex's decoy, and Dr. Rex himself, the front lines had become disorganized enough for more Mutant Dinos to move in closer to the Dino Attack Headquarters. It was particularly noticeable with larger numbers of Mutant T-Rexes breaking through."Keep them back, Shacklebolt," Vinyaya commanded. She received a deep grunt as the man fired a Cyrothermic blast at rampage Mutant T-Rex that was stepping on an Fire Hammer that crossed its path. Combined some firepower from a T-1 Typhoon from above, the T-Rex eventually dropped.A Mutant T-Rex stomped up to the deceased T-Rex and leaned in close. It suddenly lifted it's head and howled with fury. Probably a mate. As realistic Vinyaya was, she accepted that Mutant Dinos could be exceptionally intelligent. However, this was a war, and more often than not, living things died in wars. So Vinyaya treated the Mutant Dinos as enemy soldiers who needed to be gunned down.The Mutant T-Rex fired several laser bursts at the T-1 Typhoon, which responded by firing its own weapons. Suddenly, the Mutant T-Rex made a fearsome jump. The T-1 Typhoon had clearly been flying too low, as the T-Rex managed to wrap its jaws around the helicopter's nose. Pulling it out of the air and slowly but surely incinerating the nose, the T-Rex jerked its charged its head back and quickly turned it, releasing the T-1 as his head passed. The T-1 flew across the battlefield for a few seconds before smashing hard into the concrete. it slid for a few more moments before it sunk into the river."D'Arvit," Butler cursed. Vinyaya raised an eyebrow. Unusual euphemism. She mused. The Mutant T-Rex then turned its head and started stomping toward her Iron Predator angrily. "But appropriate. 'D'Arvit' indeed," she muttered before turning up to Shacklebolt. "Open fire!" The man obliged silently.The Mutant T-Rex was taking fire from both Shacklebolt and a nearby Iron Predator. It fought past the pain and fire a laser beam Shacklebolt. There was a short grunt of pain before a loud thud as he fell out of his seat. It then quickly turned and blasted the gunner out of the other Iron Predator."Butler! Take the Cannon!" As Butler obeyed her command, Vinyaya looked the Iron Predator's controls with determination. "Time for some evasive action."

Edited July 28, 2012 by Brikman McStudz

Benton Kabrinsky · July 28, 2012

IC:Before the dust had settled, B, Rob and Kevin were already moving. They grabbed some tools from the bench, and moved towards the back of the cave, where there was a steel wall, with some security panels by what appeared to be a sealed door. They didn't notice two figures enter the cave behind them."Hey, B, right? Need any help with your plan?"The three Dino Attack agents turned and looked at the Agents who walked almost casually up to them."You know, if you asked me a few months ago, I would have said no, and told you to get out of this outpost. Now, well... We could use some help. By the way, who are you two?""I'm Lieutenant Winston Grendelwulf, and this is my brother Matthias, but you can call us Hazmatt and Epic Winston. So, what's this crazy plan, anyway?""Either of you have any experience with bombs?""Planning to blow something up?""Not with this bomb," said Rob, "At least in its current state. Simply put, it could very well be the last sign of the apocalypse.""Here," said Kevin, "Just input the correct security codes, and..."There was an audible click, and with a whoosh of greased metal, the door opened, and a large tray extended with a large object that was most definitely a bomb."What is it," asked Hazmatt."And where did it come from," asked Epic Winston."Long story short, we were hired by the government to build this in '09. We called it the Military Assault Corp's Giant Unnecessary Fricking Filithium Irite Nuke, or the M.A.C.G.U.F.F.I.N. for short," said B."Filithium Irite is a gas," said Rob, "That behaves like a vacuum. When released into air, it simply pushes any other gasses out of its space, leaving nothing but itself. Inside this bomb is one little grenade filled with filithium irite, and, if detonated, could wipe out all living things with about two square kilometers within about five minutes. That's what the Inferno agents were after.""We're here to defuse it," said Kevin."What's the rest of it then," asked Hazmatt, "Armor plating?""Two inches of Titanium, that's all the plating you need for something like this, and that's only for transport. And the rest is octanitrocubane.""What we need to do then," said B, "Is get the filithium irite out of there, safely dispose of it, and then put the rest of this stuff to good use.""Quite simple, really," said Rob, "As I am in the process of showing you..."With Kevin's help, Rob quickly cracked through the outer shell of the bomb, through the octanitrocubane, and finally to the grenade inside. They gently placed it in the chamber where the bomb had been before, and sealed it up."Now," said B, "is where you really start to believe that we're completely crazy."OOC;Just to note, in case you hadn't already guessed, filithium irite is a gas which I made up, whereas octanitrocubane is a real explosive, and a quite powerful one at that.

PeabodySam · July 28, 2012

Second: I've been waiting a long time for a wedding akin to the one of At World's End for Rex and Amanda with Greybeard leading it. Yes, it's already been done in Greybeard's past. I don't care."You should try playing music like that Rotor guy, Zimmer. You too, Elfman.""There's this weird guy with tentacles stick out of back out here and Whoawhoawhoa. *smash* IMMA FIRIN MAELASER!"

OOC: Good thing that you don't care, because that anecdote about Greybeard's past was serving as foreshadowing. Yes, I do plan a lot of things in advance so I can set it up in time, from never finding Ben Gunn's body to discovering that he survived, from Ata acting a little suspicious to discovering that he was the mole, from Greybeard's Antarctica speech to Greybeard's pre-final battle speech.I see what you did there.And I see that Paulie Gonepus finally got to say his famous line about his Maelaser. Poor random redshirt, may he rest in pieces.IC: Although they no longer had Dr. Rex looming over them, already the street was starting to become infested with Mutant Lizards of many breeds. As Amanda literally had her arms full, since she had to carry Rex in her arms until they retrieved the hover-chair, it was up to Greybeard to defend them. Madly, the pirate slashed at any Mutant Lizard that drew too near with his cutlass, while making sure to change up tactics every few lizards to make sure that he dispatched each beast as quickly and efficiently as possible.Now!Before he could let his feet turn cold, Rex pulled Ben Gunn's ring out from his pocket and locked eyes with Amanda Claw. "Amanda, will you marry me?" he proposed.Amanda blinked in surprise, as she was not apparently expecting the question. Once she recovered from the surprise, she smiled with a look of relief in her expression. "I was afraid that you'd never ask!" she laughed. Then, she bit her lip, glanced around, and took in the stormy weather, the ruined buildings, and the Mutant Lizards still being dispatched by Greybeard. "But... is now really the best time? I don't know-""Now might be the only time," pointed out Rex. "We both know I'm not going to live much longer. Let's make the last few weeks of my life the best that they can possibly be, for both of us."Amanda nodded, understanding Rex's reasoning. "Then yes, I will marry you."Rex grinned. He turned his attention to Greybeard, who was fighting a darkness-breed Mutant Lizard, and shouted the old pirate's name."I be a lil' busy a' th' moment!" Greybeard gritted his teeth, knocking his cutlass's hilt into the jaw of the Mutant Lizard, sending the creature's teeth flying out of its mouth before following up with a downward slash. "Okay, what do ye want?""Back in the Goo Caverns, you told me that you conducted a wedding ceremony for two lovers aboard the Black Seas Barracuda during a fierce sea battle against two Armada Flagships!" recalled Rex."Aye!" confirmed Greybeard, and the old pirate struck down another Mutant Lizard."Marry us!" pleaded Rex.The old pirate stared at Rex and Amanda incredulously for a moment. "Now?" Then, apparently deciding that now really was the best time, he nodded. "Aye, mateys, just give me a second o' two!" With that, he kicked aside a fire-breathing Mutant Lizard and ran towards a crashed Fire Hammer. Just like he had done when he delivered that pre-battle speech, he climbed atop the roof of the Fire Hammer, the highest possible position he could acquire.From there, Greybeard raised his cutlass and his hook, proclaiming at the top of his voice: "Dearly belov'd, we be gather'd here today..." As a camouflage-breed Mutant Lizard tried to climb atop the Fire Hammer, Greybeard responded by digging his cutlass into the lizard's skull, adding: "... t' nail yer gizzards t' the mast, ye poxy cur!"Rex looked into Amanda's eyes as he spoke. "Amanda Remous, I have loved you dearly from the day that we first met. You are my heart's one true desire, and you always will be.""Rex..." Trailing off, Amanda smiled sheepishly. "You don't have a surname, do you?"Shrugging, Rex suggested: "What about Alexander? Given my screwed-up family tree, it's probably the best surname that fits, even if it does belong to that mad scientist turned T-Rex over there!"Laughing, Amanda continued: "Rex Alexander, I was lost and alone in the world, and you showed me the light and helped me find my way. There is no way I can ever live with myself if I were to turn down your proposal!"As Greybeard was kicking a Mutant Lizard in the snout to knock it off the Fire Hammer, the old pirate decided: "Look, me hearties, I ain't takin' any chances, so we be doin' th' short version, savvy? Rex Alexander, do ye take Amanda Remous t' be yer lawfully wedded wife?""I do!" proclaimed Rex."Amanda Remous, do ye take Rex Alexander t' be yer lawfully wedded husband?""I do!" concurred Amanda.Swinging his cutlass back and forth between two Mutant Lizards trying to take him down from either side, Greybeard concluded with: "As th' oldest person here, I now proclaim ye husband an' wife! Ye may kiss!" With that, Greybeard jumped down from the Fire Hammer to fight the Mutant Lizards on the pavement below.Rex and Amanda leaned in to kiss, but a camouflage Mutant Lizard leaped towards them. Whipping out her knife, Amanda slashed the creature's throat."I said ye may kiss!" repeated Greybeard.A Mutant Raptor roared and lunged at them. Rex grabbed Amanda's Cosmotronic Ray and fired it at the beast, felling it."JUST KISS!" snapped Greybeard.Without a moment of hesitation, Rex and Amanda leaned in to each other and kissed. It was the greatest kiss that Rex had ever known, filling him with renewed warmth, courage, strength, and hope. Time seemed to slow as all Rex could think of during that brief instant that their lips met was his love for Amanda."Good!" Greybeard sighed with relief. "Now let us get goin', fer th' tide be comin' in!""Agreed," Rex nodded, but before they continued on their way, Rex made sure to place the ring on Amanda's finger. Now, Rex felt sure that Dino Attack Team would emerge victorious from this battle. They had to. Love, strength, and courage would undoubtedly conquer evil, chaos, and destruction.OOC: And, of course, I was listening to "I Don't Think Now's The Best Time" as I wrote this. And yes, I've been planning for this moment ever since the Goo Caverns story arc, if not earlier. I would have liked Greybeard's wedding speech to be more original, but I couldn't think of a good way to alter it drastically without losing the charm of Barbossa's speech... aside from including a little Shout Out to Spaceballs in the mix.

Andrewnuva199 · July 29, 2012

OOC: Ring, ring the wedding bells!As of now, I'm feeling like I would give someone all my money to see our cast in a music video where they sing "Everybody Walk the Dinosaur."IC: "C'mon guys, we can't leave the HQ underguarded!""I'm cutting through twenty Raptors over here, cut me some slack!""Ogel can't be dead! Doesn't anyone remember the time he used clones?""Are they breaking through that barricade Semick made yet?""Move up! We can't let them keep the weak spot!""Did I just see Rex and Amanda get married in the middle of a battle!?""Oxford! Try plan 'Pop-Up Blocker!'""I swear, I've jinxed myself twenty times by now!"The front lines were starting to move to cover up the weak point the XERRD forces were trying to open, but it was slow going. The various points of Mutant Dino entry were still calling for much attention, and the anctics of the two "special" Mutant T-Rexes weren't helping matters.Semick watched Dr. Rex shake off the distraction from the Ogel drones and head back into the battle area. The more he watched him shrug off the firepower, the more he was annoyed. He knew he lived in a world where aliens were an accepted fact, entire islands were still stuck in certain time periods, and rock monsters could somehow suddenly appear under the earth and cause catastrophic earthquakes by eating energy crystals, but he had a hard time believing a material like the maddino's armor could be so invincible.Moving the T-1 to provide some cover for the forces trying to help recover HQ, he reached Reptile on the radio again. "Reptile," he said. "You're a scientist, can you explain to me how Dr. Rex's armor could be so impervious to damage?"Reptile came back on the line in a few seconds. "Has to be something about its atomic makeup. It's supposed to cancel out weakness in its component metals, G.E. and Ssol, who's main weaknesses are a special kind of explosive and Maelstrom energy, respectively. The compound bonds must be incredibly strong and self-strengthening. We've tried everything we could in the lab, but nothing's even scratched the samples we've made or taken.""We're going to need to find a weakness here and now at some point if we can have a chance at hurting him. Atomic energy, sonic blasts, really high-pitched and annoying internet video audio, something! I don't care what the lab boys' results have been thus far, nothing is invincible! There has to be something...""There's more than one method to best a foe, of course," interjected Tail on the radio. "Psychological warfare could work. Make him snap to lose all self-preservation instincts, break his will to fight with some kind of revelation, fool him with something he might still have a hint of care about. We haven't exhausted everything yet.""Hmmm..." Semick considered, focusing for a second on taking on a few Mutant Pterosaurs trying to dive-bomb on the ground troops. "Good ideas. Keep thinking on them, we could need them later. And keep up the good job with the defense. Ole knows we're likely gonna need it at some point in the near future.""Don't worry, we're not going to go simply due to giving up.""I have no doubt of that. Semick out."

that guy from that show · July 29, 2012

OoC:I’m wondering what type of rain everyone is imagining. I imagine bigger drops mostly coming strait down with some wind. Probably closest to fight from Matrix Revolutions complete with a lot of standing water but with more gray/blue lighting instead of green.IC:The rain poured down hard drowning out all the subtitles of the sorounding. The heavy sleet obscured the vision of those present and nothing was visible outside the dark street where the four men stood.The blades of the helicopter thundered above them and water cascaded down upon the streets. The wind created by the vehicle rushed down to blow the trench coat of the stoic figure of commander Pharisee. Water fell down his dripping clothing as he glared down the blade of X2’s Katana.“Do you expect your masquerade as Doctor Cyrbog to someway influence my decision X2?” said Commander Pharisee. “Need I remind you that you now work for the department of Internal Affairs X2? Perhaps you have a problem with my this?”He gestured to the sad figure of Montoya kneeing in the rain. “Take comfort in the fact that I only deliver my bereavement upon those who have themselves slain. Truly X2 I find your lack of faith disturbing” X2’s katana did not waver in the rain, but the form of Doctor Cyborg shimmered as the robot processed what the commander said. “I have no intention of killing this man!” yelled Pharisee. “But know that what punishment he has received is one that is truly merited!”“So you intend to let him go?” demanded Montgonal. “He has committed no other crime.”“No.” said the commander bluntly. “I will leave him to his own devises in due coarse. However, he may yet be of some use to us. I intend to take him with us to Enderson’s bar.”Montgonal gave an eerie chuckle. “Do you think Montoya’s life means anything to Trigger?”“I do not.” Said Pharisee. “Trigger is a man beyond our comprehension. He is a man of wickedness but Motoya may still be of some value.”“And then you will let him go?” asked X2.Silence followed as Pharisee considered the proposal. “That would depend on his upcoming deeds.” The commander suddenly yanked Montoya up from the wet streets and pulled him over to the waiting pickup truck. He yanked open the dour and not too gently tossed the man into the back seat.“I object!” yelled X2. The robot transitioned to the skin of Dr. Cyborg. “You beat this man in the rain! What more does he have to do?”“Do not use that face with me!” barked Pharisee as his pointed his finger at X2. “I do not answer to elite agents. I operate outside your chain of command! That is how I maintain my detachment and adherence to the law!”X2 pulled out his sword but Pharisee grabbed his wrist and twisted it behind the Infiltrator’s back. Using his weight he flipped the robot over his shoulder and slammed him onto his back over the wet pavement. He held the infiltrators sword and pointed it at the robot’s neck.“Pharisee!” yelled Montgonal. “This is madness!”The water ran down the commander’s face as he looked over his shoulder at his subordinate. “X2’s lack of vision may cost us Trigger’s justice Motgonal, I do not appreciate his insubordinates. He will pay an appropriate penalty.” Montgonal ran forward to Pharisee but the commander spun around a pointed the sword at him. “I find you lack of faith disturbing.”Holding the weapon in his giant hands he swiftly took the steel blade and broke it over his knee. The hard metal snapped under his great man’s incredible strength. Taking the separate peaces in his hands he tossed them over his shoulder beside where X2 lay.“Infiltrator.” Addressed the commander. “I can not allow disloyalty. If you disregard my authority people may die. I do not want blood of good men on my hands because of your lack of trust. I can not afford mistakes and you are hereby relived of service.”That work aside, the commander pulled out his radio and made a brisk walk back to the truck. Montgonal followed close behind leaving X2 in their wake.“Take the helicopter to rendezvous with us at the bar.” Said Pharisee to the pilots. “We will take Montoya’s truck and approach from the street.”The pilot gave his affirmative and the two men watched as the T-1 Typhoon sped away into the storm.“What about X2?” asked Montgonal as Pharisee walked around and took the passenger seat “We can’t leave him here in the rain?”“Why not?” asked the commander. “Do you think I can do my job if I constantly have to watch my back for the likes of him?”Montgonal said nothing as he took the driver’s seat. The agent glanced over his shoulder at Montoya’s meek form sitting in the back seat before starting the engine. “Do you know how to get to Enderson’s?” asked Pharisee.“Yes.” Muttered Montgonal. He placed his foot on the gas and drove away down the dark streets. Looking into the rearview mirror he spotted the lonely form of X2 standing in the rain and watching them drive away.

* * *

Roughly ten minutes latter the truck pulled up to what remained of Enderson’s bar. All the windows had been boarded up but many bricks had been torn away from a resent Mutant attack. Rubble littered the streets outside and the broken dour that flapped on a single broken hinge.“Where’s the Typhoon?” asked Montgonal. “You said they would meat us here.”“I told them to land a building over.” Said Pharisee. “Surprise is of the essence.”The commander opened the dour and stepped outside into the rain. Wind blew into the cab and Montgonal covered his eyes from the wind.The agent then prepared to step outside with the commander but Pharisee held out a hand. “It is best you remain here Montgonal. Someone must watch the prisoner. I also believe that confronted with a difficult choice you will hesitate.” “What are you saying?” asked Montgonal. “That you don’t believe I can take Trigger down?”“I’m saying that you’re not ready.” Responded the commander. The was a slight pause as he locked eyes with the man. “Have you ever killed a before Montgonal?”The agent did not respond.“It is not a pleasant experience.” Pharisee said slowly. “It is not something I want to put you threw. I’m sure you have killed your share of XERRD guards and Inferno agents but have you ever looked into a man’s soul and pulled the trigger?”Montgonal said nothing.“I won’t pretend to know your past but I will say that you’re not ready for this. I can live with the consequences of my actions. It’s something I’ve lived with all my life.”“If something happens to you sir, I’ll have your back.” Said Montgonal.“I only pry that if I don’t get Trigger, you will.”The commander shook the agent’s hand and stepped inside the bar.

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The bar was looked trashed in every sense of the word. Broken tables and chairs were strewn across the room and a significant hole was in the ceiling. Water leaked in multiple places and the linoleum floors were pealed up to reveal the rotten foundations underneath.Few lights still worked, among them was a bar bulb above the bar. Water dripped onto the bulb causing puffs of steam with every contact with the hot surface. Elsewhere in the bar a light flickered in the hallway leading to the bathrooms and a pinball machine still played it’s arcade music.Sitting at the bar was a man in a lather jacket. He had his back to the commander but Pharisee could see that he was lading a gun.Pharisee let loose his trench coat and hung it on a coat rack. He then drew his gun and approached Trigger slowly.“This is where the road ends.” Said Pharisee. “It’s time to meat that judgment that you have thus far eluded. You have killed many men Trigger, it is time you paid for their lives.”Trigger let out cold laugh, as he held up his drink in a silent toast. “Commander Pharisee. I applaud your znaping hypocrisy. Why is it that Venimosa’a crimes are forgotten but mine are not?”“You are unrepentant.” Said Pharisee as he surveyed the room. Snake was unaccounted for and he was weary of a trap. It was important that he plan his next move if things got ugly.“Were is Snake?” asked Pharisee. “Agent Claw also said there was also a barmaid.”Trigger ignored the question. “I heard a helicopter. Where is it.”“Just a building away.” Said Pharisee. “You have nowhere to go.”Trigger laughed. “You think I’m znaping dumb enough to not have a get away plain?”“Quite frankly I do.”There was a pause as the mercenary considered. He had finished loading his gun and it now lay before him on the bar. He then took another shot of his drink before spinning around and smiling at the commander of internal affairs. “You’re a znaping fool Pharisee; A self-righteous man imbecile. Do think I’ve never gunned down a cop before? What makes you any different?”“Creator put an end to evil; avenging Creator show your colors.” said Pharisee darkly. He was less addressing Trigger and more muttering to himself “Judge of the earth, take your stand; throw the book at the arrogant. Creator the wicked get away with murder--- how long will you let this go on?”Trigger simply snickered as he took another sip of his drink and lazily lit a cigarette.“They Brag and boast about their crimes!” he continued over the rain outside. “They walk all over your people, Creator, exploit and abuse your precious people. They take out anyone who gets in their way; if they can’t use them, they kill them!”Trigger suddenly went for his gun and jumped behind the bar for cover. The mercenary let of a few shots as he moved threw the air and Pharisee took aim and fired.OoC:So begins a pretty cool fight. I imagine Trigger would have been more likely to initiate it then Pharisee and the guy really does not seem like a pacifist. Ether way it was bound to happen so I hope I did not do anything that was too out a character for Trigger

Benton Kabrinsky · July 29, 2012

IC:"The plan is as follows," said B, "Now, in case you hadn't noticed, Kevin didn't fire the cannon on the Fire Hammer. That's because those projectiles are about as useful as hurling a rock at someone. You could still kill someone with it, but it doesn't have quite the same effect. However, when you put some octanitrocubane in them, well you have something very lethal.""So what do you plan to do with these newly made missiles?""The cleanup crews will hate me for this, but I was thinking of blocking the mountain pass somehow. You know, blow up a mountain, or something like that.""Why not take it a step further? Wait until Inferno and the dinos make another push over the mountains, and then pull the trigger?"B smiled, "Great idea! That's just full of the pragmatic psychopathy that I've come to expect from the Agents. Kev, can you make it so those missiles can be detonated?""It's not that hard, B; just add a detonator and then fiddle around with a few different things."Within a few minutes, they had assembled three missiles. Kevin loaded them onto the Fire Hammer's cannon, and then began surveying the mountains and rock faces for strategic spots to cause a landslide. He then set up the three explosives in a way to precisely bring down a rock face on the road, and hopefully on an army of Inferno agents. B radioed to the Talon."Hotwire, can you see what kinds of forces we're looking at coming over the mountain?""Sure B, we managed to take down most of the dinos."The Talon's crew activated its sensors, surveying the land on the other side of the range. Hotwire radioed back to B their findings."Looks like we're in luck, they're coming over in full force. If whatever you're planning doesn't work, we're screwed.""It will. You go back to the battle. Grendelwulf twins, thanks for the assistance, but I think we can handle this."B, Rob and Kevin mounted their Fire Hammer and waited at the top of the road, looking down at the convoy approaching them. Kevin, who had grabbed a megaphone in the cave, yelled down at them."So! To all you megablocking Inferno agents, so arrogant, so overconfident, running around with your head full of cybernetic implants! Come and get us! We'll be waiting for you with a little bit of nitroglycerin! We're legends, here, but you're not gonna stay long enough to see the end!"Kevin held the detonator in his hand and smiled as the convoy grew closer. When he judged that the minimum distance had been attained by the Inferno vehicles, he pushed the button."Go," he shouted to B.As the rocks fell, the Fire Hammer seemed to fly down the mountain roads to join the battle. Rob looked back and saw pieces of Inferno jeeps lying under massive boulders, and then proceeded to imitate a Scottish accent."Oh, they're gonna have ta put you back together! In MEGABLOCKLAND!"

Edited August 1, 2012 by crazylegoman

Atton Rand · July 29, 2012

OOC: That guy, I hate to say it but not only did you show Trigger out of character, but your post is extremely inconsitent with what's happened already. He's actually down the road trying to steal a car and use a hunan shield (sort of, there's an interesting twist here, one which you might be able to work out if you look closely into my last post with him). Remember that Trigger is a guy who is willing to do what he feels neccessary. He's not just going to sit around waiting to get captured- he's the kind of guy who will do whatever it takes to get away. The only reason he hasn't already left is because he knows Pharisee will just fire on his car (hence the leveridge).

Edited July 29, 2012 by Atton Rand

TakunuvaC01 · July 29, 2012

OOC: This is one of those things I probably would be more up to speed on if I had payed more attention to everything that had happened before my return, but- what's the status of the Mutant army's resistance (or lack thereof) to Green Goo? I know that there were some Mutant Dinos being bred in the Goo Caverns that were immune to it, but we happen to have blown up the Goo Caverns.So are the ones attacking us mostly resistant or mostly vulnerable to it?

PeabodySam · July 29, 2012

OOC: The majority, if not all, Mutant Dinos that we are currently fighting are vulnerable to Green Goo (I think the only exceptions would by Cyrista's Bane and Dr. Rex, seeing as they are "bosses" and shouldn't go down in one hit). The only problem is that, due to the eruption of Quadrant 14 that destroyed much of the Goo Caverns, Dino Attack Team's income of Green Goo slowed to a mere trickle, so Dino Attack's been very conservative with the Green Goo. If you need to know anything else about details from your absence, just let me know, and I'll fill you in.Before I forget, Atton, could you do me a favor? If Carrie Enderson survives, don't have her tell her brother anything about Silencia Venomosa... at least, not until "bartender confessions" is posted.

"This reminds me of a time my buddy Keith spent a week with the Adventurers."

I know I'm rather late in replying to this one, but wasn't that the time that Keith got third-degree burns on 95% of his body?IC: Luckily, once they found the hover-chair, they discovered that it was still functional. Time would tell if it started glitching again, but for now, at least, it was working. With that, Rex Alexander was helped into the hover-chair with his newly-wedded wife, Amanda "Claw" Alexander. He activated it, and together with Greybeard, they caught up with Frozeen's Iron Predator."Sorry about leaving you guys behind," Frozeen bit his lip, more than a little sheepish. "By the time I realized what had happened, I was too far away to help. Again, I'm so sorry, I won't let it happen again.""It's okay, Frozeen," Rex waved his hand, shrugging. "You did as I told you. And besides, it gave me the opportunity to marry the woman I love, so thanks!" He held hands with Amanda, and only then did Frozeen notice the ring on Amanda's finger."Congratulations!" grinned Frozeen. "About time, too! But how did you guys get out of there alive?"Rex's face turned grim. "Evil Ogel sacrificed himself, distracting Dr. Rex long enough for us to escape."Frozeen blinked in surprise. Sitting by himself in the corner of the Iron Predator's cabin, Sam Race began to panic. "Wait, what? Ogel's dead? No! That can't be! That's impossible! That's it, man! If Ogel's dead, then we're all dead! We're doomed! Done for!""Quiet!" snapped Greybeard. "Avast ye, ye be disrespectin' yer father by actin' this way after his death!" Sam Race began to break out into tears, causing Greybeard to sigh, walk over to the son of his old friend, and try to comfort him in a more soothing manner."Impossible," Frozeen shook his head in disbelief. "Ogel cannot be dead. I mean... he's... he's Ogel. As much as I hated the old crook, he's practically immortal, and Alpha Team had come to accept that. He'd... he'd always be back... after every defeat."Rex sighed. "I'm afraid immortality itself does not stand a chance when one is swallowed whole by a Mutant T-Rex."Frozeen scratched his head. "So, Dr. Rex managed to kill Evil Ogel himself, a Minifig who has survived nearly everything, and yet we are no closer to figuring out how to defeat Dr. Rex himself, what with that silge armor of his. That metal has no weaknesses, if I'm correct, and... ah, I could think straighter if I wasn't so shocked by Ogel's death.""Shocked?" repeated Rex. An epiphany dawned upon him. Picking up the radio, he spoke: "Elite Agent Adventure, do you read me?"The familiar voice of the boasting Australian came through. "Oh, yeah, I read you! Loud and clear! I read you like how James Earl Jones reads Doctor Seuss, putting such undiluted manliness into every whimsical word and making it sound as awesome and as manly as a big arm muscle punching through a brick wall and catching on fire-""Got it," Rex rolled his eyes. "Now, look, Adventure, you're in a High-Voltage Half-Track, right?""Yeah! Nabbed the last one on the lot!""Great! Meet me on... err..." Rex paused to look for a street sign. "Playwell Avenue!""What's the plan, honcho?""How would you like... to take down Dr. Rex himself?"

Brikman McStudz · July 30, 2012

OOC: Back from a quick visit to the relatives! And on that 2 hour car ride from my house to Spencer, I came up more comm chat stuff to use later. Awesome.And instead of listening to music for this round, I'll be watching a movie. Hopefully you should be able to tell what movie from my post.IC:Zach stepped out of the parking garage and into the rain with this woman. She shivered briefly, pulling the hood on her sweatshirt over her head. Zach turned his head to the left and could see the lower levels of the Dino Attack Headquarters in the distance"If we head that way," Zach said, pointing out the tan-and-dark red building. "we'll reach a river. We cross that, then we go a few more blocks and we'll reach your family.""Good," the woman said, crossing her arms. Zach glanced down at her bare feet, still clawing at the ground."Why don't you have any shoes on?" Zach asked.The woman shrugged. "I don't know. I rather like it though." She wiggled her toes once, smirking. She then turned and started walking toward the headquarters."Be careful," Zach hissed, following her. "There are tons of those dinosaurs everywhere!""Alright," she said, waving a hand. Zach scowled. This wasn't going to be easy.As the woman reached an intersection, she froze for a few seconds. She shook her head once and continued forward. Zach raised an eyebrow but said nothing. She walked on a for a few more seconds before glancing back at Zach. She smiled at him and waved. Confused, Zach waved back.She kept walking. As she reached an intersection, she suddenly turned, disappearing behind a ruined building. Zach quickened his pace and saw her continuing her walk, completely unharmed. She glanced back at him again, her expression less friendly. She sped up slightly and walked into the street, climbing over a pile of rubble."Hold on," Zach said, growing irritated. He walked into the street himself and climbed over the rubble. The woman glanced at him, looking unhappy. She quickened to a jog as she continued down the sidewalk.For Builder's sake. Zach sped up again, trying to keep up with the woman, who was apparently light on her feet. She reached another intersection and turned again, heading in the direction away from the headquarters. She turned her head, now clearly angry. Pushing herself to a full sprint, she ran down the sidewalk, seemingly desperate to get away from Zach."Wait!" Zach called out, following her. The woman zig-zagged through the city, Zach yelling for her to stop. Suddenly, she stopped at the corner of an intersection. She turned around sharply and jabbed Zach in the chest as he reached her."Would you quit it?!" she snapped harshly."What?" Zach asked, completely lost."Is the town not big enough for you or something like that? What's your problem?""What?""Just stop following me, okay?" She put her hands on her hips and stared at him."I don't...what?" Zach pointing the direction of the headquarters. "What about your husband and kids?"The woman gave him a blank stare. "What?" It was apparently her turn to be confused. "Do I look like I have a husband and kids?""Just a little bit." Without warning, the woman slapped him hard in the face. His eyes began to tear up in pain. He clutched his cheek and glared at the woman, who was now crossing her arms and looked extremely angry. Ow. What the znap was that for?!""You called me fat. Or old. Whatever bad things happen to my body when I have kids."Zach frowned. "How old are you?" he asked."Nineteen. So what?" Zach felt his mouth drop open. There was no way this woman was nineteen. She had completely forgotten all about him and her family, which he now wasn't sure actually existed. Whatever she was, she was severely confused and definitely needed to get out of the city before she got herself killed."Close your mouth, will you?" she asked irritably. Zach obliged, still trying to figure out what to do with her. She rolled her eyes. "Geez." Then some sort of realization dawned upon her. "Wait, was that whole husband and kids thing supposed to be a pick-up line or something?""What?!""Yeah, Like a compliment. Like I'm so fantastic and beautiful that it's a surprise that I'm not 'taken' yet.?" Zach was at a lose for words, causing the woman to smile and laugh. "It is! You're hitting on me!""Wh-what? No, I'm not!""You are and you know it." She leaned in close, still grinning. "Though it was kind of a badly-worded compliment. It was dumb, you would be in a lot more pain." She laughed as she pulled away, leaving Zach silent. "I haven't seen you around LEGO Town. Do you live here?""N-no," Zach stammered, surprised at the woman's sudden mood change. "This is LEGO City," he said dumbly. The woman turned her head sideways."Never heard of it. And this is LEGO Town, by the way." She smirked at Zach's dumbfounded expression. "You look kind of cute when you're flustered." Zach scowled. "I suppose I'll try something with you. Maybe. Want to see a movie tonight?""I-yes, sure, whatever." With any luck, this woman would suddenly forget everything about him again. Suddenly, he could hear two gruff voices speaking. Unsure of who these Minifigs were, he shoved the woman into a large, gaping hole in a ruined building. "Over here, quick. And don't talk." He stepped into the building himself and hid to the side.Zach glanced out of the whole as the voices started to pass by the building. He saw two gruff BZP Lovers-and-orange jumpsuits and black beanie cap carrying machine guns. Inferno's goons. Zach thought darkly. I've been waiting for this fools to show up. Might as well deal with them. He raised his hand and allowed a ball of Maelstrom to form in his palm. He shot it at the first henchmen, causing him to drop. The other Inferno agent turned toward the hole, prepared to open fire before he too was struck by a ball of Maelstrom."Alright, it's safe," he said to the woman. He climbed out of the building and headed toward the unconscious bodies."What's going on?" she asked as she stepped out. She glanced at the Inferno agents with a raised eyebrow. "Who are these guys?""Nobody important. Hopefully they have-aha!" Zach pulled a walkie-talkie from one agent's belt. He headed back into the building and began searching through frequencies."What are you going to do with that?" the woman asked, leaning against the wall."Contact some friends," he said. "Tell them I'm all right, what's going on, and that I'm heading back. Hopefully, I'll find the right frequency and make contact. If not, we'll just make our return a surprise."

Atton Rand · July 30, 2012

IC: After Elizabeth ran her sword through another Inferno henchmen, Demoman began to launch a few sticky bombs against the wall of a building. Sarah and Firecracker looked on with uncertainty."You sure you know what you're doing?" Elizabeth asked. "I know the whole powder-keg trick but we didn't use it to blow up every building we came across.""It's as good a place as any to start," replied Firecracker. "Now hurry it up. I want to see this thing explode.""Aye," replied Demoman. "J-just give me a second to place the last thirtee-"At that moment, Firecracker pushed Demoman aside and reached into his trenchcoat, pulling out a stick of dynamite. Lighting it, he tossed it toward the building, blowing a clear hole in the wall.When the smoke cleared, the first thing Sarah Bishop saw was two shocked people, one a young man, about the same age as Kate, the other a middle-aged woman, probably a few years older than her."OOC: I don't know if this interferes with your plans Brickman, but I'm thinking we need a mother vs. mother confrontation between Sarah Bishop and Athena Fabello (assuming that's who it is).

avmatoran · July 30, 2012

OOC:Movie: Finding NemoWoman: Athena FabelloCause for weirdness: She's still insane

Brikman McStudz · July 30, 2012

OOC: Well, it does interfere with some plans (Zach and the age-hopping woman need to be alone just before rejoining the battle, which may or may not lead to a reveal totally unrelated to them. But mostly it seems unlikely that the Third Headquarters Squad would find Zach and said woman. As I see, even with their running around, they are a couple of blocks in on the designated "XERRD" side of the river (where the Mutant Dinos came from). As far as I can tell, the Third Headquarters Squad is still on "Dino Attack" side of the river, taking down potential XERRD command posts on possibly both sides of the river and fighting bad guys. Even if they are on "XERRD's" side, I imagine, due to the observation by the exposition agent in Andrewnuva's post way back when, they'd be focusing on building close to the river (where XERRD has the best view of the battlefield and closeness to headquarters).As much as I would love to have a mother vs. mother confrontation (the woman is apparently a mother at some point in her life, even if she thinks she nineteen at the moment), its going to have to wait until Zach and the woman go back to the battlefield.Good on the Finding Nemo bit, avmatoran.

that guy from that show · July 30, 2012

OoC:Right, we’re remove the last part of my most resent iC. What Pharisee did to X2 is still canonIC:After some time commander Pharisee stormed out of the broken bar and back into the paring rain. He kicked aside some rubble on the street and yanked open the back dour of the pickup truck. Montoya huddled in the corner as he pulled out his handgun and pointed it at the smaller man’s head.“Where are they!” yelled Pharisee. The rain drowned out Montoya’s whimpers as the gun was shoved closer to his face. Montgonal threw open the drivers side dour and ran around the truck so he could get between the commander and his victim but Pharisee out weighed him by over 60 lbs. He shoved Montgonal back and pushed him onto the wet steets.“Where are Trigger and Snake!” yelled Pharisee. “I checked every inch of that bar for those men and the barmaid and I found nothing but bullet casings and cigarettes. They were still smoking so that can’t have been gone long. Where did they go!”“How would he know!” screamed Montgonal from his position in the puddle. “He was with us the whole time!”Pharisee reached over to Montoya’s pocket and yanked away his cell phone. “Perchance he called Trigger well he was waiting in the truck!” He quickly checked the resent calls on the man’s phone and found the name Debbie.“What is it?” asked Montgonal as he took the phone. “I don’t see Trigger’s name anywhere on this list.”“It would be under Schiess.” Said Pharisee. “That’s what name he used when they worked together.”Montgonal took the phone and scanned threw the call history several times but found no such name. After looking for Trigger and a variety of other alias the man had used he still found no results.All the wile Pharisee kept his gun trained on Montoya in the back seat.“Who’s Debbie?” demanded Pharisee as water poured down his brow. “Is that some sort of code name?”“He called it just as we picked him up.” Announced Montgonal. “Maybe he was telling Trigger he had been found. It could have been the barmaid too.”“She’s my wife!” yelled Montoya. “I called her to say I loved her! I don’t know were Trigger went!”Pharisee motioned for Montgonal to call the number. The commander then pulled out his own PDA to check resent messages, all the wile keeping his gun pointed at Montoya.“It’s his wife all right.” Said Montgonal as he held the phone to his ear. “She’s asking if Montoya’s alright.”Montoya shouted her name but he was quickly silenced by a wave of the gun. “Tell her her husband is currently being held by D.A Internal Affairs.” Said Pharisee. “He’s being held for questioning but he will be free to go once Schiess is caught.” His colleague relayed the message before he was abruptly cut off by Pharisee. He grabbed the phone and quickly apologized to Debbie before unceremoniously hanging up and shoving the phone in his pocket.“So Montoya,” muttered Pharisee. “Where are they?”“I swear I don’t know.” Said the man. “My guess is they jumped ship as soon as they heard helicopters coming. They probably hotwired a car and sped away from here as soon as possible.”“Do you know where they might have gone?” asked MontgonalMontoya shook his head. And the commander quickly grabbed him by the collar and slammed him against the wall of the truck.“I swear I don’t know!” whimpered Montgonal. “I don’t know anything after I left the bar!”Pharisee released him and stepped back out into the rain. It was impossible to spot tire tracks in the weather and any attempts to track at all would be futile. Not knowing what else to do he decide to curse loudly.“Look at that!” announced Montgonal. The agent pointed to a group of dead mutant Raptors on the other end of the street. He and Pharisee quickly ran over to investigate.“I count about six.” Said the commander. “All killed with a cosmotronic ray.”“Perhaps this is the direction they went.” Said Montgonal. “I heard some com chatter that agent Claw dispatched a few Raptors outside Enderson’s well investigating a civilian car.“That must have been Trigger and Snake.” Growled Pharisee. “###### that I did hear that message when it was reported. We would not have wasted time searching that bar!” He pulled out his radio. “I’m calling agent Claw to describe the vehicle. Montgonal, I want you to call the helicopter and have them pick us up. We won’t get very far in the truck and being in the sky will give us a better perspective. Even in this God forsaken storm.”Montgonal jogged back to the truck to fetch his radio well Pharisee dialed the number for agent Claw. To his surprise she actually answered. Clearing his throat he spoke into the device.“Standard agent Claw.” Began the commander. “I just heard that you spotted Trigger and Snake outside of Enderson’s. I have a unit here now but it appears we just missed him. I need you to describe the vehicle and tell us which direction they went.”Amanda cursed on the other line. “Yes, me and Rex saw him but we let him go. I gave him the option to come back but I suppose I gave him to much credit. I thought he might have some decency but he proved to be nothing more then a petty cowardly thug.” “Agent Claw I need you to tell me how long ago you saw him.” Said Pharisee sternly. “If he gets away he will kill more people and never pay for his crimes. He attacked you earlier and he must pay for that offence.”“Since when did you care about me Pharisee?” asked Claw. “I did not think you were a forgiving man. Only hours ago you tried to arrest me.”The commander shook his head and ran his fingers threw his wet goatee. “I want to apologize about that Claw. It was wrong of me to let your past life interfere with my assumption of you character. I jumped to preconceived ideas and for that I ask forgiveness.”There was a pause on the other side as Amanda considered. “I’ll forgive you Pharisee if you promises to get Trigger for me. It was my mistake to let him go and I’m afraid he’ll just keep killing because of me. I’ve worked so hard to forget my past and now the darkest part of it may be loose because of what I’ve done. Trigger is evil Pharisee, and I don’t want him to be another Venimosa in this world. His crimes will always be a tangible reminder of who I used to be and I don’t want that memory to endure.” “Ms. Claw,” begin Pharisee. “Actually it’s Mrs.” “Mrs. Claw, I do everything within my power to end men like him. I dedicate my entire existence to justice in this world but I would dedicate this sacred mission this for you.”Although he could not see it, Amanda smiled. “He’s in a white 1990 octan. He’s probably heading out of the city so you can expect to find him heading north toward the interstate.” “Thank you Mrs. Claw.” Said Pharisee. “I’ll get that son of a 4+, mark my word.”Amanda hung up just as the T-1 Typhoon arrived overhead. A rope came down and Pharisee quickly was pulled up to join Montgonal and Montoya inside. Trigger was a monster and he would not rest until that man could no longer spread misery. He told the pilot to take them north and the helicopter sped of into the dark clouds.OoC:Well now I have to find Trigger again. The darn guy keeps moving so hopefully he chooses to stay put. I’m looking forward to confronting him for real. I don’t know what Atton thinks but don’t expect to keep Pharisee away for long. :sneaky: Brikman, I should point out that unless Zach and his new found crazy lady friend are more then say…300 yards away from the base, that Inferno radio would not work. Hertz’s jamming signal is still in affect and will be something I’ll address soon. If someone wants to send a team to destroy the devise, (about the size of a shoebox inside the communications room) I’m fine with it provided they stay around long enough to give Hertz some action.

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Atton Rand · July 30, 2012

OOC: Well, it does interfere with some plans (Zach and the age-hopping woman need to be alone just before rejoining the battle, which may or may not lead to a reveal totally unrelated to them. But mostly it seems unlikely that the Third Headquarters Squad would find Zach and said woman. As I see, even with their running around, they are a couple of blocks in on the designated "XERRD" side of the river (where the Mutant Dinos came from). As far as I can tell, the Third Headquarters Squad is still on "Dino Attack" side of the river, taking down potential XERRD command posts on possibly both sides of the river and fighting bad guys. Even if they are on "XERRD's" side, I imagine, due to the observation by the exposition agent in Andrewnuva's post way back when, they'd be focusing on building close to the river (where XERRD has the best view of the battlefield and closeness to headquarters).As much as I would love to have a mother vs. mother confrontation (the woman is apparently a mother at some point in her life, even if she thinks she nineteen at the moment), its going to have to wait until Zach and the woman go back to the battlefield.Good on the Finding Nemo bit, avmatoran.

OOC: I'm not quite sure exactly where they're supposed to be, to be honest. I'd started writing that they were near the river, but then I heard the outposts were closer to Headquarters, now you're saying they're on the other side of the river... dang it could you people just make up your mind as to where the heck these XERRD outposts are? I'm getting extremely disoriented here.IC: "Why don't we just kill the 4+ and get on with it?" Snake asked as he tried to steer the car. Trigger was in the back seat. Carrie sat next to him, somewhat confused. "What was that about?" She asked. "You tried to kill me.""I didn't try to kill you," replied Trigger. "I needed a genuine reaction. I was hoping to ward off the helicopters, buy us a few minutes to get this car going.""Would you have done it?"At that moment, Trigger cocked his revolver, and aimed it towards Carrie. She winced in fear as he fired. There was a loud BANG and then... nothing. Carrie looked up at the smoking barrel."I can't kill you Carrie," Trigger said.Snake seemed disgusted by the dialogue. "Why not?""Because I got no reason to," replied Trigger. "You've worked for me for eight years and never once tried to double-cross me, not to mention if it weren't for you I'd have a megablockland of a time finding assignments. You know that?""You loaded that gun with blanks?""Precisely," replied Trigger. "Any way you get out. I throw you in the car, fire, fake your death. You sneak out when nobody's looking. They let us go, I take you with us and we get out okay. They take you in, they mistake you for an innocent bystander and let you go. All I need you to do is just to play along if they find us. Can you do that?"Carrie nodded.

avmatoran · July 30, 2012

IC:Dr. Cyborg was thinking. How can we beat Cyrista's Bane, it's way more powerful than I expected it to be when I designed it. Wait... that's it! Power! He sent a radio broadcast out, as Cyrista's Bane was jammed again."Attention, this is Dr. Cyborg. I need any vehicles available to destroy the Power Plant building, but keep the generators and the controls intact. I have a plan."OOC:I'll post later today, it's time for me to go play my new Skyward Sword game!

PeabodySam · July 30, 2012

IC: "Ye realize that what we be doin' be suicidal, savvy?""Don't worry, Greybeard," Rex smiled determinedly. "I have the utmost confidence that this will work. We're going to turn Dr. Rex's greatest strength into his greatest weakness." He was sure that his plan would succeed; his recent marriage had more than restored his confidence and optimism levels. For the first time in so long, he no longer felt the burden and stress of being an elite Dino Attack agent. He locked eyes with Amanda and shared a warm smile."Alright," shrugged Greybeard. "It be just that ye know what they say about bullyin' a dragon.""Well, dinosaurs aren't dragons," pointed out Frozeen. "Unless, of course, we're talking about Tex. Wonder whatever happened to her, by the way.""There he is!" shouted Rex, pointing down to the end of the road. Indeed, there stood the familiar mad-scientist-turned-T-Rex, wearing silge armor and stalking down the street with heavy strides, his massive weight shaking the earth with every step. "Ready... aim... fire!" With that, Amanda fired the Iron Predator's Cryothermic Cannon, and the projectile of energy sailed across the road and hit Dr. Rex.With the blow deflected harmlessly off of his armor, Dr. Rex was not affected by it. However, it succeeded in catching his attention. Narrowing his eyes, Dr. Rex spotted the Iron Predator and growled, "You fools just don't learn, do you?" With a roar, he charged.Ignoring Sam Race's cries of panic, Rex turned the Iron Predator around and began driving in the opposite direction, while Amanda swiveled the Cryothermic Cannon around and kept firing to ensure that they held Dr. Rex's attention. Rex made a sharp right turn, and the Iron Predator skidded across the wet road and nearly slammed into a wrecked post office. Checking a street sign, Rex saw that they were on Godtfred Street. Just one more turn onto Playwell Avenue.Looking over his shoulder, Frozeen proclaimed: "He's catching up to us!""Don't worry, we're nearly there!" responded Rex. The street sign for Playwell Avenue was just up ahead. However, a pair of laser beams fired from Dr. Rex's eyes forced Rex to maneuver the Iron Predator awkwardly, causing him to make the left turn too soon and drive the Iron Predator right through a fire station. Luckily, the tank was sturdy enough to make it through without only a few scratches and dents, but Rex had to make sure that everyone else aboard the Iron Predator was alright. Aside from a few cuts and bruises, the response was positive.They were now on Playwell Avenue, and Rex just focused on driving to the end of the road as quickly as possible. As they neared a shopping center, Rex shouted into his radio. In response, a High-Voltage Half-Track rolled out of the shopping center, smashing down the building's walls and blasting loud music."YEAH? WELL, I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU TOO!" yelled Rick "Adventure" Spherus. Immediately afterward, Rex heard him mutter, "Ah, come on. You didn't get him to say, 'I've had enough of you?' Now my one-liner doesn't work!""Uh, Rex?" called Amanda from the Cryothermic Cannon. "He's stopped.""What?" frowned Rex. He glanced quickly over his shoulder, and saw Dr. Rex standing still, just out of firing range, with his eyes locked upon the High-Voltage Half-Track. Gritting his teeth, the armored Mutant T-Rex began to walk away, but never letting Adventure's vehicle out of his sight. "MegaBloks, he knows what we're up to!""What's the plan, honcho?" inquired Adventure."I guess, since an ambush didn't work," muttered Rex, "we'll have to try to surround him instead. Adventure, you take Godtfred Street, and we'll take 42nd Street; hopefully, we can catch Dr. Rex and get him for good."

Atton Rand · July 30, 2012

OOC: Okay, I would like to make it abundantly clear that I have no idea where this is happening. I guess this makes my characters open to interactions with anybody.IC: There was a loud series of explosions as Demoman and Firecracker demolished buildings everywhere. Here and there Elizabeth ran another henchmen through with her sword, and Sarah Bishop got to shotgun one or two herself."So where are these guys all coming from?" Elizabeth asked."I got no idea," replied Sarah. "You guys might want to save your explosives for when we find the real post."

Brikman McStudz · July 31, 2012

OOC: Where these outposts are is up to you, Atton. I said on the other side of the river because Blaire Darkling (as my Word of God) is in a building on the edge of the designated "XERRD" side by the river. The rest of the command posts could be anywhere near the river or as deep into the "Dino Attack" side as you wish.As for the bit with the radios. In my head, Zach and the woman are probably 300 yards away. In more of an exact scale, I don't know. I mostly left it off there so someone (not me) could contact Zach briefly. If no one does by the time I post with him again, then he discards the radio and moves on. Simple as that.Also, consider one of the radio messages in the following IC as a "team to destroy the device", provided it doesn't interfere with any of PeabodySam's plans.IC:"Ogel's dead? Ole Kirk-" *SLAP!* "That's for blasphemy.""Someone needs to get the guy with robo-appendages out of here. He's gathering up a group of Hybrids and making a rush for the headquarters and 'his laser' is becoming a real pain in my-""I think we should call him "Robo-Limb" for simplicity's sake.""Hahaha. That's funny. How about we don't?""Whatever you say, Brickster.""Ha! Thought you were going to eat that Urban Avenger, beastie? Well, guess what? YOU GET NOTHING. YOU LOSE. GOOD DAY, SIR!""Their teeth and ambitions are bared, be prepared."Holly Vinyaya's teeth gritted together angrily. This T-Rex was absolutely MEGABLOK-bent on destroying her Iron Predator."Shoot it!" she snapped to Butler. He managed to get one Cyrothermic Cannon blast into the beast's chest before it snapped its jaws around the barrel, disintegrating it."We're sitting ducks, Commander," Butler said, climbing back on to the deck as the Mutant T-Rex discarded the charred remains of the Cyrothermic Cannon to the side and turned its attention back to the Dino Attack agents.Vinyaya nodded. She grabbed a radio and put it close to her mouth. "Now." she commanded. Without warning, two Cryothermic blasts struck the T-Rex hard, sending him stumbling. She turned to Butler. "Abandon ship!" She picked up a Cosmotronic Ray, snapped the radio to her belt, and jumped over the edge of the Iron Predator on to the ground. Butler quickly followed, gripping a gun with a large blade attached to it. The weapon was rather recent. It had been released by the BrickArms Weapons Manufacturing company in September for the Dino Attack Team's use.The Mutant T-Rex was being pelted by Cryothermic fire from two Iron Predators that Vinyaya had coordinated. Even after standing up to every type of firepower the Dino Attack had thrown at it, the onslaught was too much for it. It fell over on to Vinyaya's abandoned Iron Predator, crushing it under its weight."Nice work," Butler said, wiping his brow. "But we still got other problems." They were without vehicles, and a horde of Mutant Lizards had decided to capitalize on that fact. They approached Vinyaya and Butler slowly, hissing. Butler made the first move, shooting a acid-lizard directly in the head.The chain reaction was catastrophic. The Mutant Lizards swarmed Butler. He shot three and cut up more with the blade, but there was clearly too many. Vinyaya picked off several with her Cosmotronic Ray at the beginning, but knew she could easily injury Butler if she continued this pattern. Then darkness consumed Butler and the Mutant Lizards, Vinyaya backed away in fear."...G....Go!" Butler roared over the snarling of Mutant Lizards. Vinyaya swallowed hard, but started to run in the direction of the headquarters. She could hear several Mutant Lizards start to give chase. She turned her head back briefly and knocked away a few Mutant Lizards before quickening her pace.The pack chasing after Vinyaya seemed to attract more lizards. In addition to the hundreds of Mutant Dinos in the battlefield, Vinyaya was forced to divert her path frequently. Finally she ended up in front of a ruined Iron Predator on fire. She turned around and could not suppress a gasp.There had to be at least some thirty-odd Mutant Lizards of every breed surrounding her, hissing and snarling with a cold look of hunger in their eyes. Behind them, four Mutant Raptors had seemingly become interested in her as well.She was surrounded. The only around it was to fight. Gripping her Cosmotronic Ray tightly, she pulled out the radio she had taken from her Iron Predator."Commander Vinyaya here," she muttered, never taking her eyes of the Mutant Dinos closing in on her. "I'm surrounded by mutants with no escape. Help would be greatly appreciated." Putting away the radio, Vinyaya pointed the Cosmotronic Ray at the purple lizard at the center of the group.This may be it. Her final stand. Holly Vinyaya took one deep breath, grimly accepting her fate. She then pulled the trigger.OOC: Respond to Vinyaya's distress call if you wish, but DO NOT engage the Mutant Dinos. I have an idea, but it must happen before she is saved.

Atton Rand · July 31, 2012

OOC: Where these outposts are is up to you, Atton. I said on the other side of the river because Blaire Darkling (as my Word of God) is in a building on the edge of the designated "XERRD" side by the river. The rest of the command posts could be anywhere near the river or as deep into the "Dino Attack" side as you wish.

OOC: I'm kinda leaning more towards them being on our side of the river, so now I've just got to work out what they actually do...

Jacks · July 31, 2012

OOC: Well, Trigger doesn't seem very good at the whole Anguished Declaration of Love thing, and Pharisee appears to be Turning Knight Templar Up To Eleven -- he and his "Internal Affairs Department" strike me as increasingly suspect with every new post.crazy, I don't know how close to the city the mountains are -- my personal mental image was of the city limits followed about a mile or so of flatland transitioning to foothills -- but even if the city were in the foothills itself, there's really no way that a T-1 could fly all the way over them and back in a matter of seconds. Mountains are freaking big. I might suggest changing that post to say that Hotwire took a long-range scan.IC: "She's not that far off," Wright said as Commander Vinyaya's SOS rang over the comm. "We have to go help her out."Swerve grimly shook his head. "You heard what Semick and Reptile said. We've gotta hold the line here.""Well, at the very least we can rebroadcast it on all frequencies, right?" Shiller put in from the turret seat. "Since we've all been changing frequencies so much, a lot of our folks might not have received it. I doubt this Cyrista's Brain thing will bother with one lone agent who's already surrounded, and the same probably goes for any XERRD or Inferno goons who might intercept it.""Actually, we can't do that," said Swerve, "unless you want to resend it on every channel one at a time. But we can relay it to Hertz. If he's not too busy it oughtta be an easy matter for him to send it out again."------------------------"Excellently done," Hazmatt rumbled with a grin as the dust settled around the pass that B had just reduced to rubble."I concur," Epic Winston said. "I surmise that we shall now be returning to the fight?"------------------------Inside the HQ, Hertz turned as he heard the ping of an incoming transmission. " 'Rebroadcast on all channels'?" he muttered. "Am I the postman now?" But it only took a few seconds -- a pair of switches flicked here, a quick command typed there, and the SOS was away.------------------------"Holy-- did one of the mountains just explode?""Probably some new trick of XERRD's. Get ready for some Diabolus Ex Machina.""I sure wish that Sauro-Hunter guy was here with his dragon thing. I bet they'd win this thing for us in minutes!""Floyd, Halverson, you take the ones on the right. Poole, Moonwatcher -- with me. We'll go right through 'em.""Incoming! Hit the deck!""Destroy the power plant without damaging the generators? That's kinda impossible, Doc!""Znap it all! We lost Freya and Poole! Fall back!"------------------------"We're picking up a distress call, Captain," Desdemona yelled. "On the ground, not far off."Osprey hurried from the gun deck to the cockpit and checked the signal. "Looks like Commander Vinyaya's in a spot of trouble." Glancing at the radar, he saw that the next wave of pterosaurs was still a considerable distance away, and none of Inferno's aircraft could stand up to the viciously-armed and heavily-armored T-1 Typhoons. "I think we can afford a quick trip down to giver a hand. Get as low as you safely can." He turned back to the gun deck. "Jinx! Get the winch ready!"OOC: So, Brikman, once you've executed your plan, you've got backup whenever you choose to utilise it.

avmatoran · July 31, 2012

IC:Kara was just flying around, shooting at Raptors and Pterosaurs when she heard a message come over the radio. "Commander Vinyaya here. I'm surrounded by mutants with no escape. Help would be greatly appreciated.""Commander Vinyaya, this is Pilot Kara Wise, I'm coming in to help."As she got there, she saw an Agents helicopter was already there. She flew up, priming her weapons as she went.--------------------------------X2 contacted Dr. Cyborg. "Sir, I failed. He will go on trying to do 'justice' and go overboard without someone to moderate.""That is alright. I expected as much. Follow him and still moderate. If he orders you to leave, here is a trick:" And Dr. Cyborg explained this.X2 walked back towards the city. He saw a Steel Sprinter abandoned and took it. He saw the helicopter Pharisee was using and followed it.

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Atton Rand · July 31, 2012

Poole, Moonwatcher

OOC: Interesting 2001 reference, there.IC: Pyro hummed a quiet tune to herself as she handed a gigantic lollybop to a little winged baby that sort of vaguely resembled an Inferno henchman. She was soon back to blowing bubbles everywhere, and before long was leading a giant crowd of little winged babies down the road before they stayed behi-

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A number of inferno agents lay in agony as they crawled through the flaming street. One guy fell off the roof of a building and started to crawl toward someone, grabbing their boot. "HELP ME!" He shouted, but looked up to see that inhuman face- the gas mask, and the figure pointed that nasty flamethrower right at him, all he could do was scream."That's one mighty fine diversion," Maria remarked with a smile. "That's ma' girl."

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Kate Bishop was still trying to keep her tears suppressed. Nicholas Saran did everything her could to keep her comfortable, but he knew how hard things were for her right now."It's alright," Saran said as he sat down next to her and put an arm around her shoulder. "We'll get through this, Kate. We'll get through this".OOC: Does anyone else find it funny that Kate joined the team and has so much trouble fitting in and yet her forty-something-year-old mother is incredibly badman?IC: Listening to the message, Rotor was quick to respond. "Cabin, you split off and give Vinyaya a hand. The rest of you boys give me a hand and keep this monstrosity occupied.""You sure about this, Rotor?" Cabin's voice asked over the radio."Somebody's got to do it," replied Rotor. He took a brief moment, aiming for a small bit of flesh partially visible in the arm, and launched a missile."Remember boys, aim for the flesh," Rotor called out. "We can't get through the armor, but there's areas where it's skin is visible. If we can penetrate those we might just stand a chance. Cabin, you ready to split off?""Acknowledged," replied Cabin as she flew away from the main squad.It didn't take long to trace the message. On the ground far below she could see a person surrounded by mutant dinosaurs, and as she got lower she soon spotted that space police woman she'd seen on Adventurers' Island."Agent Vinyaya, do you read me?" Cabin asked. "I repeat, Vinyaya do you read me? Over.""Loud and clear," replied Vinyaya below."This is Elite Agent Cabin, I've locked on to your position."

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For the most part, the streets were calm. There was the odd man here and there, but mostly nothing Elizabeth's sword and the occasionally shotgun blast from Sarah couldn't handle. Firecracker and Demoman were both getting anxious. Clearly they wanted to blow something up, and were busy chatting about their own things.."We should start our explosive business." Firecracker remarked. "I'm going to sell the explosives, you're going to detonate them. We'll call it Paulson and sons."Demoman laughed. "Oh, I like that.""I hate to inturrupt," Elizabeth said. "But I think I might have found something."One by one, the three of them approached her and saw a group of Inferno agents in what looked like an apartment building.OOC: Bonus points to anyone who can spot where I got the idea for Demoman and Firecracker's conversation.

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IC: "Yeah," Walter said excitedly as he rolled and got a perfect strike, walking off the alley and sitting down with his buddies. "That's a strike.""Yeah," replied Dude as Donnie stood up to bowl. "Walter, you don't think maybe it might not be a good idea coming to a bowling alley like this while there's mutant dinosaurs running all over the place.""You kiddíng?" replied Walter. "This is the best time to do it. There's nobody here. We get everything free. You're the one sitting their drinking your free White Russian.""Yeah, I know man," replied Dude. "But you don't think maybe it was a znapping good idea to just stay in the znapping headquarters?""I didn't like their bowling alley," replied Walter."They didn't have a znapping bowling alley," replied Dude."I know," replied Walter. "That's why I didn't like it."At that moment, Donnie came back."Hey Walter," Donnie said. "Dude here may have a po-""SHUT THE ZNAP UP, DONNIE!" Walter shouted.

PeabodySam · July 31, 2012

Also, consider one of the radio messages in the following IC as a "team to destroy the device", provided it doesn't interfere with any of PeabodySam's plans.

OOC: Oh, yeah. Paulie Gonepus is essentially cannon fodder right now. I could also say that William Lee and Robert Nicholas are cannon fodder too, seeing as I haven't elaborated upon their punishment by Dr. Rex... though, the problem is how Dr. Rex would have punished them and yet they can still participate in the final battle. Actually, one possible idea is that Lee and Nicholas are piloting XERRD hovercrafts (since their inspiration would often fly hovercrafts), but they are also forcibly strapped into their vehicles (think of the Other Father from Coraline) and gagged in a horrible And I Must Scream manner...Yes... That would be a Cruel and Unusual Punishment for suggesting that XERRD quits the Dino Attack...IC: The Iron Predator rolled down 42nd Street, and Rex confirmed via radio that Adventure's High-Voltage Half-Track was currently going down Godtfred Street. Although they fired upon Mutant Lizards and the occasional Mutant Raptor, there was no sign of Dr. Rex. Still, Rex refused to acknowledge the possibility that they lost the armored T-Rex, for how could they lose something that size? "Do you see him, Adventure?" he asked into the radio."Nah," reported Adventure. "The big guy's just one big chicken. He's got scales and armor, but he's still a chicken. Took one look at me and hightailed it. Hah, he must've known what was coming, and he's gonna get it! But don't worry, honcho, I used to track down these reptiles all the time. Once we find him, I'm going to stick my foot so far up his-""Look out!" warned Frozeen.Rex looked up in time to see a rocket traveling straight towards the Iron Predator. He turned the wheel as quickly as he could, just barely swerving the Iron Predator out of the rocket's path. Behind him, he heard the projectile explode as it hit a barber shop. Already, another rocket was on its way, and Rex could see that it was being fired from a police station, but he could not tell which window it came from. Dodging the rocket, Rex sped the Iron Predator in the direction of the police station."What are you doing?" cried Sam Race. "You're going towards the rockets that are trying to kill us? You're crazy! You're going to kill us all!""Not if it means getting a clear shot at whoever's firing at us!" retorted Rex. "Amanda, what do you see?"As another rocket was launched in their direction, Amanda reported: "Fourth floor, second window from the left." Rex did not even need to tell her the order to fire; he heard the groans of moving metal as Amanda adjusted the Cryothermic Cannon's trajectory in order to fire at the window in question.Adventure's voice came in on the radio. "Hey, honcho! What's going on over there? I'm seeing a lot of explosions! Lookin' pretty manly from here! You know, today should be its own holiday... Explosion Day! Oh, yeah, that would be just brimming with manliness!""Not right now, Adventure," grumbled Rex, who was trying to concentrate on dodging the incoming rockets while not moving too much, since he did not want to interfere with Amanda's aiming process. At last, locking upon the police station window, Amanda fired the Cryothermic Cannon. With perfect accuracy, the projectile sailed over Rex's head and, upon impact, obliterated the fourth floor of the police station. Just before the projectile hit with a flash of green energy, Rex could have sworn that he saw a flash of blue light emitting from the window that Amanda pointed out. That did not change the fact that there were no longer any more rockets being fired at them. "Nice shot!" called Rex."Thanks!" grinned Amanda. "You know, I think I'm actually starting to get the hang of this cannon-"At that moment, the Iron Predator passed a shopping center. The wall of the shopping center suddenly burst open as Dr. Rex emerged with a roar. As bricks rained down upon the tank, Amanda reacted quickly and tried to swerve the Cryothermic Cannon in Dr. Rex's direction. In response, Dr. Rex closed his maw upon the cannon. His razor-sharp teeth cleaved through the metal like butter, and as he twisted his neck, he twisted the cannon with it.Rex, Frozeen, and Greybeard opened fire upon Dr. Rex with a Cosmotronic Ray, Z-1 Kinetic Launcher, and flintlock pistol, respectively. It did no good, as all their ammunition bounced harmlessly off of Dr. Rex's armor. Gritting his teeth, Rex wished he had his preferred Sonic Screamer instead of a Cosmotronic Ray, remembering that Frozeen once said that G.E. metal could be penetrated by sonic attacks, but even then he did not know it would work against silge.Amanda whipped out her knife, stood up from the controls of the cannon, and ran on top of the twisted Cryothermic Cannon as though it was a half-melted catwalk. Rex resisted every instinct to shout out a warning to her, fearing that doing so would alert Dr. Rex. Instead, he watched in horror as Amanda approached Dr. Rex's helmeted head, raised her knife, and planted it in Dr. Rex's uncovered eye.Roaring in pain, Dr. Rex let go of the Cryothermic Cannon, leaving behind a badly-damaged, twisted, and half-melted cannon with Amanda standing precariously on top. Snarling, he glared down upon her, and Rex knew what was coming. "Amanda!" he called, unable to keep silent any longer. "Get dow-" Then, Dr. Rex lunged for Amanda."Doctor Ronald Alexander!"Dr. Rex froze, and Rex could not believe his ears. "What?" growled Dr. Rex, doing a double-take. He looked around for a brief moment before resting his eyes upon LEGO City Hall. Following his gaze, Rex's jaw dropped in shock. Standing on the rooftop was none other than Evil Ogel himself. "I already killed you!" snapped Dr. Rex."Did you really think that you had stopped me?" laughed Ogel. "The immortal Evil Ogel himself? You always were a fool.""If I didn't kill you the first time," snarled Dr. Rex, "then it's time to rectify this error!"Once Dr. Rex closed his jaws upon Evil Ogel, swallowing him whole for the second time that day, LEGO City Hall collapsed as a pair of Scorpion Orb Launchers burst out. As the two scorpion mechs engaged Dr. Rex in battle, Rex saw Adventure's High-Voltage Half-Track approach. "He's distracted!" Rex shouted into the radio. "Fire! Now!""YOU SHOULD HAVE STAYED EXTINCT!" yelled Adventure. This caught Dr. Rex's attention, and the armored Mutant T-Rex began to ignore the Scorpion Orb Launchers and shift his focus towards the High-Voltage Half-Track. Rex cursed under his breath as Dr. Rex prepared to attack, but fortunately, Adventure had a fast trigger finger.Adventure fired everything the vehicle had upon Dr. Rex: the twin electro-prods, the high-powered taser device, the water cannon, and especially the low-voltage and high-voltage electro-launchers. The powerful electrical attack was conducted through the silge metal, arcing across Dr. Rex's entire form and frying his body wherever the armor touched his skin. Feeling the sensation of being burned from the inside out, Dr. Rex raised his head to the sky and produced the most terrifying sound Rex had ever seen, for it was neither a T-Rex roar nor a Minifig scream, but an unnatural blend of the two that perfectly expressed the pain and agony the mad-scientist-turned-T-Rex found himself in.Then, Dr. Rex fell. His body hit the wet road with an earth-shuddering sound much like the roar of thunder. Rex saw that he was not dead yet, but given the manner in which he was gasping for breath, he would not have much longer to live.As his teammates cheered in triumph, Rex sighed in relief. Picking up the radio, he announced: "Dr. Rex has fallen! I repeat, Dr. Rex has fallen!"

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"For real this time? Please tell me it wasn't another stupid decoy.""Ten studs says Dr. Rex gets back up.""I guess you could say that Dr. Rex was in... for a shocking surprise.""YEAH!""I guess that makes Cyrista's Bane the final boss?""Michelle Glados is now the leader of XERRD. Everyone, run.""Play that march a little louder, Williams!""Hey, Danny, Lisa! Look at me, I'm rocking out!""You're not the only one on the radio, you know.""I thought I saw Trigger and Pharisee duking it out in that bar over there. Guess I was wrong.""Where the heck is the Third Headquarters Squad?""How many times has Ogel died now?""Hey, guys. Remember when there were those shiny disks that turned people into biomechanical mask-wearing warriors? I could use one of those right now.""Actually, I don't remember.""THAT NEVER HAPPENED. DO NOT EVER SPEAK OF IT AGAIN.""Well, what about the time where we were in some ruined city and there were these mechs and-""STOP."OOC: @Jacks right below me: Uh... no, we haven't been fighting all day. Correcting...

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Jacks · July 31, 2012

OOC: Guys, guys, rich suburbs are like a different planet.So, Vinyaya seems awfully popular right now :PAtton- You missed Floyd and Halverson, though.

Once Dr. Rex closed his jaws upon Evil Ogel, swallowing him whole for the second time that night

Surely we haven't been fighting all day already?Also, I was trawling through the wiki and noticed a recent edit correcting a previous version which included Shiller in a list of female characters. So, just in case there are still any misconceptions floating around, I will state publicly that while he may have rather long hair, Shiller is quite definitely a man. I don't recall ever writing anything that would have implied the contrary, but if I did I sincerely apologize to whomever may have become confused.IC later, probably.

Atton Rand · July 31, 2012

Also, I was trawling through the wiki and noticed a recent edit correcting a previous version which included Shiller in a list of female characters. So, just in case there are still any misconceptions floating around, I will state publicly that while he may have rather long hair, Shiller is quite definitely a man. I don't recall ever writing anything that would have implied the contrary, but if I did I sincerely apologize to whomever may have become confused.

OOC: That was my fault. I just got the names mixed up. For some reason I thought Wright was with another female agent and I was thinking it was Shiller. My mistake.

Jacks · July 31, 2012

OOC: Oh, it's absolutely fine, no need to apologize so profusely. I just wanted to ensure that everything was clear with everybody.

Brikman McStudz · August 1, 2012

OOC: Indeed. I only really needed one vehicle to aide Vinyaya after my idea goes into play. I hope none of you mind, but we're going to step over it for now (Just going to go out on a limb, it isn't going to be pretty) and go straight to the bit where I prove everyone right.IC:Zach wasn't having any luck with the radio so far. As he fiddled with the device, the woman sat upside down in a recliner, her blonde hair scraping the floor while her feet rested on the back of a chair. She chatting with him playful, clearly indifferent to her surroundings. The more they talked, the more familiar the woman seemed to him in some way. Appearance-wise she definitely looked like someone he knew and parts of her personality seemed very familiar as well. He knew he was going hit himself when found out who this person reminded him of."You're a strange person," the woman noted in a matter-of-fact tone. "Little bit earlier, you came across as more of socially-awkward person who had never asked out a girl in his life. And now you're beating up thugs and messing around with that thing like some sort of action hero. What's up with you?"Zach shrugged. The woman clearly had no problem admitting her true opinions to him. "I like to jump in between those two ships depending on the situation. Though I moved past the whole 'socially-awkward' bit years ago."The woman grinned widely and pointed at him with his big toe. "Ah, but you didn't deny the part about never asking a girl out. That's still true, right?""From a certain point of view," Zach said, not looking at the woman. In all honesty, he never 'asked' Minerva anything. They just sort of...happened. Regardless, he really did not his self-esteem lashed at by a fifty-year-old woman who thought she was nineteen."Certain point of view? I think that means its true," The woman chuckled. Zach gritted his teeth and said nothing. "Don't take it personally. I was a lot like you when I was younger. I think it's cute." The woman beamed at him. Zach scowled, resisting the urge to throw the radio at the woman. I don't really care. I've never really cared. He told himself calmly. It's the Maelstrom toying with me again. The thought crossed his mind again to simply dispel the remaining Maelstrom in his head as Marco Martinet had suggested. it was clearly making him less tolerant of simple teasings that he would not have cared about months ago. You won't win, Darkitect.He rose to his feet and slammed the radio down on the floor. "I wasn't get anything," he said to woman, who was looking at him with a surprised expression. She shrugged and looked up at her feet."Hey...why don't I have any shoes on?" she asked, wiggling her toes. Zach shrugged. "Neither do I. I do like it though. Nice little breeze between my piggies. I think I'll stop wearing shoes.""Pretty quick decision making," Zach noted with a smirk as the woman slid out of the chair and stood up."Yeah. When it comes to something so menial as whether to wear shoes or not, I'd rather not spend too much time thinking about it." She suddenly pulled his hand into his. "You know, we still don't even know each other's names.""Fine. My name is Zachary.""Hello, 'Zachary,'" she said, bowing her head with a goofy grin on her face. "My name is Athena.""Hello, Athe-ee-naoh my Builder," he pulled away from her, staring in shock. Why hadn't he seen it before? He slapped his forward forward, looking at the woman from head to toe."What?" Athena asked, confused. Zach didn't say anything. He felt like a moron. The woman looked like a older, blonde Minerva. Which suddenly explained why he considered the woman attractive. He could also see evidence of Minerva's own personality quirks in Athena's."Is your name...Athena Fabello?" Zach asked.Athena raised an eyebrow. "No. My name is Athena Chase. Whose Athena Fabello?"Zach thought for a bit. In Minerva's letter from Napoleon XIV, it said Athena Fabello had buried without ceremony at the request of a Ginny Chase, who Minerva had described as "aunt". There was little doubt now."What's your issue?" Athena said, crossing her arms. Without warning, she suddenly froze. A few seconds passed in stunned silence before she started moving again. "What are you doing in my house? Who are you?"Zach blinked. Her strange amnesia and short-term memory were both also explained with this woman's identity. "I-I'm Zach, remember?"Athena raised an eyebrow. "I've never seen you before." Her eyes suddenly fell upon Zach's knife. Her expression darkly quickly. "What are you going to do with that knife."Zach grimaced. "Nothing, really. I-do you want the knife?""Get rid of it." Athena commanded coldly. "Don't even try to attack me. You're on thin ice, 'Zach.'" Zach nodded, and quickly discarded the knife. "Where's my family? What did you do to them?"There was undeniably traces of both fear and anger. "I haven't done anything to them.""DON'T LIE TO ME!" Athena roared, wrapping her hands around his throat. Tears were streaming out her eyes. "Wh-what did you do to them?"Zach was not interested in have Athena kill him in a rampage like she did to her middle son. First, "Is your name Athena Fabello?" She stared at him for a moment before nodding once. "I'm working with the government," Zach continued. "Something's bad has happened. I've relocated Minerva and Oswald to a safe-""What about my husband and Tod?" Athena snapped, her grip tightening.Zach swallowed coolly. "Minerva, Oswald, Isaac, and Tod are at a safe location. I'm here to get you to safety as well."Athena's eyes narrowed. "What's going on that's 'so bad?'"Zach opened his mouth to explain when some of the wall collapsed away, revealing a very hungry looking Mutant Raptor. "That is the problem," Zach whispered.Athena let go of him and stared at the monster in shock. "Wh-what is that? A dinosaur?""A Mutant Raptor, to be specific." Free of Athena's grip, Zach quietly walked over and picked up his knife, never taking his eyes of off the beast."A raptor?" Athena muttered. "No way. I'm not a dinosaur expert, but velociraptors are only two meters long and half a meter high. That is not a raptor. If a paleontologist was here, I bet he would be cr-"Zach rolled his eyes. Clearly in shock. "Hence why it is a Mutant Raptor. Now get ready to run." With that, the Mutant Raptor roared and charged into the room at Zach. Zach quickly moved out of its way. Grabbing Athena's arm, he ran out of the building and started heading in the direction of the river."Run!" Zach growled to the stumbling Athena. He glanced back. The Mutant Raptor had quickly recovered and was chasing after them. "Run!" Athena finally seemed to have caught on to the message, as her feet managed to speed up to match Zach's.They soon reached the river, but were far away from any bridge. "In that building!" Athena yelled, pointing to tan building."Wait, I-" Athena squeezed his arm tightly and pulled him into the building and closed the door. The Mutant Raptor soon reached the building itself. It slowed to a stop, sniffed the building briefly, then emitted a low growl before turning and leaving."What?" Zach hissed in surprise. Why would the raptor just turn away? Then he heard an unconfortable buzzing sound. Turning around slowly, he saw Athena staring at two figures garbed in samurai armor and wielding energized spears. "Megabloks," Zach muttered as the Minifig/Mutant Lizard Hybrids closed in on them.

Andrewnuva199 · August 1, 2012

OOC: PeabodySam's post went so well with the tune "You Know My Name" by Chris Cornell that I was listening to.IC: The comn went wild with buzz with Rex's latest news. Laxus almost felt like his ears were being blown out by all the cheers and celebration."Let's stop by his corpse later and all take a shot at it for everything he's done!""We should get a crane, some cables, and make a big pinata outta him!""Dude, that's sick, I'm not broadcasting it.""Keep your guard up, people! We still have an army to finish off!""I'm not trusting anything until an autospy confirms it!""Ogel's died twice, Dr. Rex has died twice, heck, hasn't Frozeen died twice by now?""I thought Viper should get the killing shot, him wanting to take down the biggest and baddest T-Rex of them all single-handed and everything.""Speaking of which, where are the Founding Members? Wouldn't they want to be in the field with us?""Guys! Big Cyborg T-Rex over here! Care to help?""Well, heh heh," Andrew said as he rubbed his ears. "That's good to hear, huh?""Hopefully that gives us the morale to win this," said Minerva."Have they said anything about how he's fallen?" Pterisa asked from the radio link to the Xenon launcher."Something about... electrical attacks from a High-Voltage Half-Track," answered Laxus."Electrical energy... Must've been a strong attack. I don't remember my lightning harming him that much during... our fight.""A High-Voltage Half-Track is a lot more powerful than your capabilities," said Andrew. "Plus I think they have some water blasters too, so the old 'toaster-in-the-bathtub' physics might've helped too.""Well, regardless," said Minerva, blasting at several Mutant Raptors trying to ram the Fire Hammer. "Let's hope he stays down. I hope that Maelstrom energy or whatever else he's put in himself doesn't make his body an even bigger problem."------------"Woo! Drinks are on me when we get back!" cried Defend from the rear gunner port of Semick's T-1."Electrocution, it's so simple!" said Reptile over radio. "I may not... enjoy such a method of disposing of them, but we do need to remember that if any more creatures come out with that armor of his.""Nice job guys!" cried out Hertz from HQ. "Now let's send the rest of these enemies running back home!"Semick himself felt overjoyed that it seemed Dr. Rex (who, for what it was worth, had made himself look pretty much like the real deal with this second creature looking like him) was truly taken out this time. With such a victory, beating this enemy force would seem much easier.Easier, but not easy. With the "Cyrista's Bane" creature still out there, the remaining XERRD scientists, and whatever other Inferno forces still on the way, the battle was far from over. The former Power Miner only hoped they could hold out long enough, especially since he was still waiting on any news from longtime-ally Alpha Team's possible assistance.Feeling the need to speak, he reached for the radio and gave a few more words to the team:"All agents! Take pride in believing that we have truely taken down Dr. Rex this time around! Use that to remind yourselves that this army of beasts and their helpers aren't invincible! Keep your defenses strong, and don't let your guard down no matter how much you want to celebrate! We can't afford to fall now! We still have a long way to go before we can declare this city a safe zone again!"After all, I think by now that we know far too well that there are plenty of surprises that fate can pull out of mid-air and throw at us when we least suspect it."

Edited August 1, 2012 by Andrewnuva199

Atton Rand · August 1, 2012

OOC: Alright, it's time for the brand new spin-off of my ever popular "spot the expy" game. It's called "how many movie quotes can I make references to in one post?". In this, I will write my next post, in which I will poke fun at famous quotes from movies, and you will have to see how many you can identify. Ready? Good, let's begin.IC: A number of characters turned in shock as Sarah Bishop kicked open the door to the apartment complex. There were Inferno henchmen and even a few hybrids all over the place, looking at her in shock.Sarah took a moment to think of what to do. "I have come here to chew bubblegum, and kick buttocks," she said. Everyone looked at her in startlement. "And I'm all out of bubblegum."With that, she quickly raised her shotgun and took out a few henchmen. a hybrid tried to strike, but before it knew what was coming it had been run through with Elizabeth's cutlass."Nice one," Sarah remarked."There was a back door," replied Elizabeth."Duck, you 4+," said a familiar voice from behind. The two women ducked and there was a loud explosion as several henchmen and another hybrid were taken out.Firecracker soon walked into the building."Alright," Elizabeth said. "We'll keep these guys distracted. You and Demoman work on planting charges.Another henchmen started to run down the stairs- he was guned down within seconds by Sarah Bishop. The guy collapsed and fell down the stairs. With his last breath, he muttered a single word."Rosebud," the henchman whispered before he died."Odd last words," replied Elizabeth.The two of them worked their way up the stairs. Elizabeth ran her sword through another guy leaving him there, panting. Sarah cocked her shotgun and aimed it toward him."I know what you're thinking," Sarah remarked tauntingly. "Did she fire six shots or only five? Well to tell you the truth in all this excitement I kinda lost track myself, but being this is a 12 guage shotgun and it would blow your head clean off, you got to ask yourself one question; do I feel lucky. Well do ya, punk?"The guy remained silent, Sarah fired, killing him quickly.The next floor they burst into a meeting of henchmen, who were standing over a map. They gunned down most of them, until one, probably the leader burst out."Ladies!" He shouted. "You can't fight in here, this is the war room!"That didn't stop Elizabeth from running him through."Of all the buildings in all the cities in all the world, you two break into mine," he remarked as they left the room.They then broke into another room where two henchmen were playing cards."Who are you?" one of them asked, looking up from his hand."We're the police," replied Elizabeth sarcastically."If you're the police where are your badges?""Badges?" Sarah asked. "Badges?" We don't have no badges. We don't need no badges." She started firing at them. "I DON'T HAVE TO SHOW YOU ANY STINKIN' BADGES!"OOC: Free not-getting beaten up by Sarah Bishop to anybody who can correctly identify every movie quote I referenced. I still got one or two more I'd like to use and at least one I know a way to use but can't use in a context of this post just yet.

Edited August 1, 2012 by Atton Rand

avmatoran · August 1, 2012

OOC:Remind my characters never to get on Sarah's bad side.Ic tomorrow.

Atton Rand · August 1, 2012

OOC:Remind my characters never to get on Sarah's bad side.

OOC: Did they ever do anything horrible to her daughter? If not they should be fine. Edited August 1, 2012 by Atton Rand

avmatoran · August 1, 2012

OOC:Remind my characters never to get on Sarah's bad side.
OOC: Did they ever do anything horrible to her daughter? If not they should be fine.

OOC:Well, the only one that could have was Dr. Cyborg, and that is a stretch, by being a member of XERRD once, and helping start the Dino Attack, plus designing Cyrista's Bane. And those have a distant effect on Kate, so she technically could blame him for that and get mad at him. In fact, that might be funny to see. Maybe we should do something like that...

Dino Attack: At War's End

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