Log:Assault on the Cannon IV

Out Numbered 2013/07/31 	 Mirage Bee

Aoi Ten Fox Spirit

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RECAP: Returning to DC, the heroes encountered a strange barrier field around SG HQ. Inside, Mirage and Bee were on guard when systems were suddenly cut off. Investigating, they found hypnotized guards and Dr. Scarletti... freed from her cell by the remaining 11 of her Numbers!. Outside the heroes pushed through the barrier and raced to intervene! (note: communicators work within the confines of the Barrier.)

Standing against the heroes are

Dr. Julia Scarletti: Mad scientist, wielder of the claw gauntlet Fenris. Inherrent skill, Unlimited Desire - the ability to analyze and understand any magic or technology.

Ein: Logistics and analysis expert. Inherrent Skill: Indentical Mind - the ability to perfectly imitate the thought processes of a person she studies.

Zwei: Defense and isolation expert. Inherrent Skill: Private World - the ability to isolate areas into her own private dimension.

TDrei: Aerial combat expert. Inherrent Skill: Pinion Hunter - the ability to generate wings of light for flight, attack, and defense.

Vier: Ranged assault expert. Inherrent skill: Cuchulainn Burster - the ability to conjure a giant rifle and fire a multitude of types of blasts.

Funf: Escape, evasion, extraction expert. Inherrent Skill: Quantum Diver - the ability to pass through any sort of barrier, and carry other people with her.

Sechs: Support medical specialist. Inherrent Skill: Merciful Pain - the ability to heal, or to undo healing.

Sieben: Close combat specialist. Inherrent Skill: Arsalan Cutter - the ability to create a giant sword capable of targetting an enemy's weakest defenses.

Acht: Support combat specialist. Inherrent Skill: Achilles Curse - the ability to wield a bow whose arrows weak a foe's body, mind, and spirit.

Neun: Siege specialist. Inherrent Skill: Atlas Creed - the ability to exert unimaginable strength.

Zehn: Reconaisance specialist. Inherrent Skill: Eye of Odin - the ability to sense nearly anything.

Zwolf: Distraction specialist. Inherrent Skill: Shangri-La - the ability to cloud a foe's mind.

And they're all looking right at Mirage...

Mirage stares at the people staring at him. Just a friendly panther kitty, yup. "...so.... anyone up for a game of chess?" he asks.

Ten swings her way into the building as fast as she can, trying to locate the holding cells where the trouble is presumed to be.

Spirit is a bit behind the other relieving heroes, having waited to see the status of the dome. He speaks as he flies along, "How much force is appropriate against these folks? Anyone know?"

Zehn flips up her eyepatch, revealing a glowing blue eye with a targetting reticle, "Four more: Spirit, Aoi, Ten, Fox inbound, ETA 3 seconds."

Ein calmly looks over Mirage, seeing how he moves.

Acht produces her bow from thin air and fires at Mirage, "Curiass Breaker."

Mirage shifts back to shadows and flows a meter to the left, reforming right to the side of the arrow's impact. "So! Guess that's a no on chess?"

Bee leaves the guards and rushes to catch up with Mirage. Upon arriving, her reaction is immediate: throw a flash grenade while they are all grouped together. None seem effected.

Scarletti smiles, "I assure, you, such simple tricks will not work on my dear Numbers."

Drei sneers and manifests her wings, hurling a spray of razor sharp light-feathers at Bee.

The razors are more than enough to easily slice through Bee's Quintex suit, but she somehow manages to roll in just the right way, action hero style, that the cuts are luckily minimal.

Sieben smirks, "Time to skin a cat! Zomorrodnegar: 1st Cut!" Her giant sword glows red with black runes as she strikes!

Mirage doesn't dodge out of the way in time... but the sword slashes right through him, pulling a bit of shadows in the process. A hole is in his side now where the sword left, Mirage grunting in pain. "Okay... that's a little sharp..."

Funf laughs, "Aw! Don't hurt the kitty, it's cute!" Her body seems to fuzz out as she walks through Mirage and stands in front of Bee, waving her hands in front of Bee's face, "Nyah, nyah!!!"

Zwei moves and hides behind Scarletti, "Ah D-doctor I c-can't really f-fight wh-while I have my P-private W-world up." Scarletti pats her on the head, "That's all right my dear, just stay here with me."

Sechs tsks, "Worthless. You should break her down and rebuild her, Doctor. Worthless and weak, like that armored insect over there." She raises her hand and points at Bee, firing a pale beam of energy through Funf at her, "Merciful Pain: Old Wound."

Sechs glares at Funf when the beam misses, "Distract her, not me, you worthless girl!"

Zwolf smiles, "My, my, please don't fight, my cute little sisters." She smiles sweetly at Mirage and offers her hand, "Now, now, Mr. Kitty, be a good boy and have a pleasant dream."

Mirage feels like his mind was being sent... away, but manages to hang on.

Vier shrugs and kneels down, conjuring her rifle and fires at Bee, through Funf. "Cuchulainn Burster: Gae Bolg."

Bee flies back from Vier's blast, slamming into the wall in a nearly unconscious heap.

Scarletti raises her clawed hand and gestures at Mirage. Strands of golden thread begin to wrap around him. "Fenris: Gleipner."

Mirage steps to the side again, quickly recovering after the swordslash, flowing shadows moving through the golden thread attempting to wrap around him. Idly considers that yes, maybe they do need some reinforcements.

But Mirage manages to artfully weave his way between the threads. Scarletti chuckles, "Perhaps I need to stick my had in its mouth."

Neun cracks her neck, "Leave it to me Doc. Atlas Creed: Titan Strength." Her muscles bulge to grotesque levels as she steps forward to smash Mirage.

Mirage quickly flows out of the way of Neun's fist, quirking a brow. "Okay, not sure why you thought that would do better!" he comments. Shadows flow back into his 'wound' from where the sword left his body, shadows pulling back over the wound until he looks completely unharmed.

Zehn looks around with her eye, her sisters nod as if listening to her. She steps back next to Scarletti.

Ein nods as she watches Mirage, "I am beginning to understand you..." She stands next to Scarletti to give her more combative sisters room to fight.

Ten closes a few metres and extends her staff out in an attempt to clobber Neun. She aims to do this *through* Funf in order to make sure the latter stays desolid.

Neun snorts as the staff strikes, "That all ya got?"

Acht looks dismayed when she sees Ten, "Oh... her. She's immune to me." She fires again at Mirage, "Scutum Breaker."

Bee grits her teeth, forcing her body to obey her despite the pain in her chest and fading spots in front of her eyes. Grunting softly, she kips up from the ground as if she hadn't been mostly unconscious moments before. "The problem with cute tricks, dear Doctor, is that the less cute ones are usually deadlier."

Mirage is about to dodge! Then notices how off Acht's aim is, and stays still, as the shot hits next to him. "What, and I'm not immune to bows?" he comments to Acht.

Zehn, Ein, Zwolf, and Zwei scream in pain as the fragments rip into them. Scarletti seems unperturbed. Sechs, Vier, and Acht are hit as well, and wince as they bleed.

Drei touches her wound and licks the blood from her fingers, "Your last mistake."

Drei flies agilely around and over people and slashs at Bee with her wings!

Bee smiles in satisfaction at the effect of her boomerang then gasps as Drei's wing easily slices her open and leaves her, again, on the ground and fighting to stay aware of her surroundings.

Spirit flies into the area, and doing a quick assessment, he raises his hands up toward the 'ranged attack' row, with his fingers spread. The energy he releases comes out in a wide burst, trying to catch Vier, Acht, and Sechs in the blast.

Zwei looks at Scarletti, "C-can I..?" Scarletti nods graciously. Zwei smiles in relief. She raises her hands. Private World: Personal Garden. A grey translucent barrier forms around herself, Scarletti, Ein, Zwolf, and Zehn

Fox rushes in. Fox lets a terrifying roar as she speeds into the transluscent wall, and out the other side, scaring the pants off of the occupants. SHe is the biggest threat among the heroes.

Zehn, Acht, Zwei, Zwolf, Ein all squeal in fright. Scarletti chuckles in amusement.

Aoi comes in at ceiling height to be able to look over heads and fires off a spray of ion beams, electromagnetically steered targeted at every Number in range.

Sieben seems slightly hurt and is knocked back 2m. Sechs is knocked back 4 meters. Neun and Vier seem to shrug it off.

Sechs grumpily gets to her feet, "I'll make you relive your worst pain, your worthless person! Merciful Pain: Painful Memory!" She points and fires a pale beam of light at Aoi

Zwolf cowers behind Scarletti, too scared at the moment to try to attack Fox.

Scarletti tut tuts, "Really my dear, it's merely a Familar, no reason to be afraid." She gestures languidly at Fox, "Fenris: Gleipner."