Log:Expedition to Earth-946, Scene 5

Expedition to Earth-946 2008/07/30 	 Amber and Azure Regent Regan Yolanda 5

The night is clear and bitterly cold, and only the slightest sliver of moon is showing.

Jennifer says, "So we have at a minimum, eight close by guards, some ice demons, something big ugly and magical, and Icy Breath. Should be a walk over."

Regent smirks. "Right..so. I will hang back until I get teh word, then its bombs away right?"

Around the walls the guards stand ready with their adapted catapults and strange new weapons.

Jennifer says, "We want surprise so that means no force armor or active defense. So let's be quiet, okay? Until it's time to act. I'm thinking we aim for the tent roof and Matt blasts a hole in it, aiming for big and magical. Then we go through the hole. If the tent is protected and there's no hole we drop by the entrance instead and charge inside. Everyone happy with that?"

Regan says, "There should be a vent to let fire smoke out"

Regent frowns..."Love...I can do that, but it wont be much of a surprise, I'm not big on the stealthy bit..especially at night."

Jennifer nods. "Ah. You know I got so used the glow I forget about it. Yeah. Well I'll drop a bomb on the tent roof instead. Seeing that can be the signal for the new catapults to start firing as well."

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Regent nods. "I'll come running at that point. Promise."

Regent looks at the sky, "Times wasting folks.."

Jennifer chuckles and hugs Matt, "I'd suggest flying, dear."

Regent wraps his arms around Jen and nods. "I will love." he pauses then kisses her cheek and says in her ear. "Be safe.." then releases her. "Now GO!"

Yolanda is sporting a fur coat. She has her pack slung over her shoulder and checks the device on her belt. She wrinkles her nose. "Next, we should teach them about better personal hygiene. I think the previous owner could have used a tip or two."

Jennifer drops Jessica.

Amber pop out for a moment and return in BDU's.

Regent looks at the team. "Go folks, it wont get any easier with us waiting."

Nexus teleports the group high into the sky and then withdraws - as last time, staying in reserve in case a retreat is needed.

Regan pulls the second of her gloves on, clenching her fist experimentally, her fingers flexing and straightening smoothly.

Amber checks her chutes are deployed correctly and starts the silent glide down and across the icy ground towards the enemy forces and mage's tent.

For just a moment it looks like Amber's chute's not going to open properly, but it does after a worrying second or so.

Yolanda has her eyes pinched shut as she tries to concentrate. o O ( Ok, don't scream, don't scream, don't scream... )

Regan reaches out to tap Azure's thigh severl times in quick succession before pointing at the guards arrayed around the target tent. She shifts her weight slightly in her harness to be fractionally more ready on landing.

Amber nods to Regan.

Amber can't answer Matt's question yet. She's trying to be sneaky quiet.

Amber aims for the edge of the tent's roof. Amber is going to drop a home made bomb ahead of her to blow a hole in the roof for her and Azure to enter by. The backup plan is to divert to the tent entrance if the bomb fails to blow through the roof.

Amber and Azure will be activating their force armor when the bomb is dropped.

Regent turns to the troops that wait, "All units Fire at will!"

Regent waits for the artillery to fire before taking to the air.

The grenade doesn't work as well as expected, and the tent isn't holed.

Regan's free hand moves to hover over the buckle securing her harness, fingers settling to release the buckle at the appropriate moment.

Along the walls the guards start firing....

Regan hits the buckle to release the buckle of her harness and rolls onto the top of the tent, smoothly tumbling back to her feet.

Explosions break out all round the outside of the city...

The twins change their landing points to the entrance of the tent.

If the explosions weren't enough the guards are raising the alarm...

Regent takes to the skies, "I'm on the way!" he says into the bloodcom.

Regan bends at the waist to grab the edge of the tent and swings in through the gap above the guards and uses her momentum to sarry her into the confines of the tent and pauses to inspect her surroundings

Amber and Azure attempt to move into the tent, Amber still carrying Yolanda for the moment. They're trying to push past the two guards casually using their greater strength so as to be ready to deal with threats inside.

Amber and Azure push past the guards into the tent as the guards make ineffective attempts to stab at the twins but are too pressed to have free room to swing swords.

As the twins muscle their way past the guards they find themselves in a largish room of the pavilions. Sable's already there, but what draws the eye is rather the giant yeti-like creature...

The beast roars at the newcomers and advances menacingly.

Amber mutters as one silvery sphere bounces off the yeti's face without detonating. The other explodes in a blindingly bright flash in the next section of the tent.

The beast growls as a dud grenade strikes it in the facr.

An otherworldy whining - and some rather more human screams - come from the other room.

Regan raises a hand to shield her eyes from the sudden incandescent burst blossoming within the confines of the pavilion.

The beast turns aside from Regan to attack the person who threw something at it.

But its swing is clumsy.

Yolanda appears! She eases her concentration for a moment so that she can pay attention to her surroundings. She takes a moment to regain her bearings, feeling around for the 'on' button for the force field generator on her belt.

Regan unleashes a swift, well-practiced kick as the enormous beast lumbers forward, aiming to plant her heel in the side of its knee.

Regan's weight rocks forward smoothly with the extension of her kick lending a crisp impulse to the force of her kick which punches powerfully into the side of the creature's trunk-like leg.

But it's not clear it does much. The beast isn't budged and its only reaction is to look back at Sable and snarl.

Regan says, "Some people just don't appreciate expert form."

Yolanda's eyes widen. "I think the sorcerer is there -- along with 20 more of the ice demons and two of something else..."

Regan seems undeterred by the failure of the first attack and launches almost immediately into a second kick, turning side on this time to punch a powerful side kick at the yeti.

The yeti makes a strange grunting noise which could be a laugh.

Regan once again hits solidly but if anything even less effect than on her first effort. "I may be fighting well outside my weight category here.

Amber nods, "Go for the mage. I'll dance with ugly here."

Amber doesn't go for her energy whip. The way hi-tech gear is failing that cannot be considered reliable. But she is just as effective without it. Closing the distance on the yeti she strikes at its furry belly with a clenched fist.

Amber frowns as her fist slams into the beast with little effect. "Mmm... Dr Simmons, can you see if this beastie gets headaches. It will take far too long for me to put it down."

Yolanda focuses on the yeti and reaches out for its mind. The wiring is entirely alien, but switching on all the synapses at once tends to work, regardless.

The yeti ROARS - and turns to face Yolanda snarling.

Azure nods, "Looks like it gets headaches. Regan, the mage. Amber with you, I'll cover Dr Simmons from beastie while she puts it down.

Azure prepares to interpose and block access to Yolanda.

The demon charges toward Yolanda!

Azure steps into the yeti's path and blocks it's route.

Azure lets the yeti start to push past and then steps up to place one hand on its chest and the other behind its knee. Then she pushes and pulls attempting to roate the creature around it's center of balance and drop it backwards onto the ground.

Amber has to use all her strength on the large massive creature but one yeti leg lifts and the push to its chest sends the beast toppling backwards.

The beast hits the ground hard, but simply climbs back to its feet, eyeing Azure.

Yolanda flinches at the sight of the charging yeti. With the creature now down on its back, she retrains her focus on it and tries to hit it with everything she's got.

The yeti roars once more.

Regan steps close to the yeti as it stands, planting her foot atop the yeti's knee to push herself up. Once she gets enough height she swings an elbow aimed at the middle of the beast's forehead, just above its eyes.

Amber mutters... "So what part of get the blasted mage before he can see again and blows us to fiery fragments is so difficult to understand?"

Regan grabs the beast's shoulder and holds it enough to brace herself and kick off toward the farther reaches of the tent.

Regan's elbow strikes cleanly between the creature's eyes, the skin of its forehead splitting slightly to trickle blood across its eyes

Amber darts through into the next section of the tent looking for a mage to beat up. Azure moves up to the yeti and tries to put it down on its back again.

In the the centre of the next room is a robed and hooded figure, seated at a desk. Around the figure ice demons dance and swirl. Two large cats like tigers but snow white also prowl around.

Azure smashes her legs into the back of the yeti's knees and sends it toppling back to the ground once more as she rolls smoothly back to her feet.

Amber takes in the situation in the next section of the tent in a glance. She moves past a couple of the ice demons and then takes a short cut leaping up and using a snow tiger back as a springboard to get to the mage seated at the desk. Landing on the desk she laughs, "Thanks for the assist, furry cousin." She tells the tiger while kicking with the ball of her foot at the mage's head.

Azure says, "One mage, about twenty demons and two snow tigers."

The head jerks back at the kick and the hood falls back, showing a woman's face with a badly broken nose. The woman, mercifully, seems to have passed out instantly.

Amber says, "I /hate/ mages."

Yolanda's brow begins to glisten with beading sweat, despite the bitter cold. She continues to focus and mentally beat down the yeti.

The yeti roars, for the first time perhaps, in real pain.

Yolanda says, "Guys! We're being surrounded, outside the tent!"

Regan leaps into the air, spinning with the motion, her boot scything in a vicious arc aimed at the three closest ice demons.

Azure nods. "We need to cut the head off this army. That means get the mage. Or we call Nexus in for a bug out, only the comms are down. Heck, it's a good way to go out. This is the type of situation they write songs about."

Of the 6 ice demons that attack Amber, one lands a vicious bite with its icicle teeth.

The yeti gets to its feet and tries to swat the other twin out the way to get to Yolanda.

Azure jerks and gets a blank dazed look in her eyes before the yeti swipes at her and makes contact.

The yeti sweeps her aside with ease and turn its angry eyes on Yolanda. Behind Yolanda the curtain sweeps back and a voice speaks in English. "Oh dear. Fancy meeting you here, my dear! You really have got yourselves in a pickle, haven't you?" it says in a jolly tone.

Dancing Voice's voice is quite unmistakeable.