Log:A Tree Grows in Boones Mill

2012/12/16 	 Blowhard Jolt Kay Longbow Molly Paul van Sterran Redwood Starlight Toby Total Babe 1

Starguard sends out an alert calling any available SG members and any available area heroes to respond to a situation.

Paul van Sterran is on hand, waiting for the heroes to show up.

Kay idly wonders why she never gets notification of these alerts before they're sent out with such information as has been made available before she hears it with the peanut gallery. Memo number 9,832 to be sent to Paul... Even still she arrives, of course, usually before everyone else given she practically lives in her office.

Starlight changes into hero identity and heads for the Starguard HQ. It only take her a few seconds before she's entering the building.

Starlight says, "Hi. What's up?"

Toby responds by zooooming over the city and heading to the SG building. Arriving at the scene with Kay and Paul, Toby asks, "What's going on?"

Total Babe comes in a bit hurriedly, not being so fast. Still, it hardly shows - even running flat out doesn't exhaust her.

Jolt takes her sweet time.. since you know she's the slowest one... Also even being in the building she arrives after some of the faster heroes show up as one of the doors open up and reveal Jolt "Hey there, whats new? We need to kick some ass today or something?"

Longbow stalks in, no weapons drawn. Looking annoyed. Some fo the SG members may recall him as Star Girl's Visitor and the one who gave her a blanket as a gift. He looks around for any indication of what is going on.

Kay looks over the people who arrive one by one, remembering capabilities and modus operandi. She starts trying to think of appropriate ways to send them out in case of different situations that might be called for, as it is though she merely waits for Paul, "Settle down everyone." Clear tone of 'Yes I am in charge here.', "You'll all find out shorty." .oO( Me too... dangit Paul...)

"UFO alert," Paul van Sterran says. "Satellites have tracked an object that descended rapidly into the atmosphere. It slowed down greatly just before impact in the rural town of Boones Mill, Virginia."

Starlight nods to Kay, and then finds a suitable back of a chair to perch on, shrunk, feet dangling.

Total Babe leans up against the wall as she listens.

Toby lifts into the air by surrounding herself with pink light. "Alien attack?" Toby asks, shrugging a bit. "Or just a 'we go out and figure out what it is'-type thing?"

Starlight looks over at Paul, "Was it cloaked or something. Because detecting it as it enters the atmosphere is kind of a bit late, isn't it? We could have intercepted it out in space given more warning."

The last to arrive is Molly, showing a clear air of newness to her. She is silent, attentive as Kay speaks, seating herself.

"Do we have any images of the space craft, telemetry, IR, Thermal or electromagnetic scanning? Is it of a type known to us via our Guild... contacts?" Kay has a lot of questions, not briefed before hand it seems. "Also I need to know the size of the town where it landed, any reports from locals, population, local industry if any, what type of people are there?"

Longbow thinks to himself. o 0 (At least it's not magic. Still warrents some investigation.) He stands in a corner tapping his upper arm, after folding his arms across his chest and his cloak moving to cover his body in entirety.

Jolt shrusg at Toby and smiles at the idea "Seems like it'll be fun... head over there, grab the craft and any occupants and bring them back here? I guess we dont need to cover anything up like when they did stuff with Roswell" she jokes, but she's decently versed in some conspiracy theories so she cant help but poke fun at them from time to time.

"We don't know that it's an attack. We need to investigate," Paul says. "Starguard troopers are preparing to deploy with you in order to set up containment."

Paul answers Kay: "The scans we've obtained seem consistent with a class of cargo ship, according to information we've received from the Guild. No information on the cargo or the crew."

Jolt nods some and speaks up "Well time is wasting, every second we're wasting here we could be getting closer to where we're supposed to be" she points out the waste of time "Besides... I think we want to get there before anyone else has a chance to snoop around or cover things up"

Starlight says, "If someone can show me where it is on a map I can go take a quick look. Even better if there's someone with good eyesight who doesn't mind being carried."

Paul says to Starlight: "We're not not sure if it was cloaked. It's possible that it exited hyperspace extremely close to the planet, and that's why we didn't detect it until it hit atmosphere."

Total Babe says, "There maay be those with better eyesight but I'd be happy to go."

Starlight nods to Paul. My dimension didn't have alien contact or FTL technology. But that just sounds a dangerous thing to do."

Paul nods to Starlight, "It is."

"Same thing happened with those Phylxians or whatever they were..." Kay says seriously, "Alright, lets get some boots on the ground. Everyone who can't fly at mach stupid," Yes she said it, "Get into a van and I'll get us there in a heartbeat."

Starlight flies up and over to Total Babe. "Okay, let's go. See you there, Kay."

Paul says, "I'll download information about the freighter class to your PDA. We can continue the briefing with the team en-route."

Longbow moves to the Van as mach stupid isn't a actual speed and he can't fly.

Molly rises as Kay suggests she should, and she asks a silly question, "Is there a specific van you have in mind?"

Total Babe says, "Let's go!"

Molly just follows everyone else toward the van of communal flight.

Jolt totally goes to the van

"I could just zoom over there." Toby notes, "...But navigating that distance doesn't work out so well...so...yeah." Toby follows the others into the van of communal flight as well.

At the Starguard airfield SG troopers are loading into flying vans, preparing to follow the heroes to Boones Mill. Another craft is set aside for the heroes to use.

Total Babe lets Starlight carry her.

Starlight picks up Total Babe and heads out. A couple of seconds later they're in the air somewhere close to the reported landing site. "See anything, TB?" Starlight asks, looking herself too.

As people are getting into the van Kay notes, "Alright, this is /not/ a combat mission as far as we know. They could have had engine trouble, this could be a rescue mission, they could be refugees or people wanting asylum. We simply do not know. So /nobody/ is to fire on or attack /anyone/ until I give the command, not even in self defense. We do not wish to start a galactic incident because one of you weekend warriors gets an itchy trigger finger."

A starship about half the size of a football field is set down in a large field. The design seems simple. Cargo container arranged on the top, bottom and sides of a long cylindrical body, with an engine at one end and cabin at    the other. The field is large and empty, with hills to the north.

Molly is looking around where she can from her vantage point of not on the ground yet, inside the van of transportation.

 Starlight says, "I see the ship. It's in a field to the west of what I think is a church spire. Kay, should we wait of head down?"

Total Babe says, "Slow down a bit - everything's just a blur!"

Starlight comes to a stop above the ship so Total Babe can get a better look.

Longbow waits in silence, looking at those in the room with indifference.

Toby also takes it upon herself to see if she can see anything from her point of view.

 Kay says, "Stay in the air, look for any signs of egress from the ship, need to find out if anything's left the vessel already or if it's all still onboard. If you need to investigate something indoors, set TB down and maintain overwatch until we arrive."

Starlight says, "TB, can you see anything? If not I'll go lower when you're ready."

Total Babe says, "Not yet - get us closer."

Starlight starts to descend, flying in a circle around the site.

Jolt says, "Come on get us closer or down there"

As Starlight descends, a hatch opens up on the cabin of the downed ship. Something emerges, a creature in a space suit. The space suit is yellow and roughly humanoid with a head, arms and legs. The arms are wide shouldered and bulky. There's a second pair of arms that emerge from the chest, spindly, delicate and robotic. The helmet is a clear bowl, that looks filled with blue mist.

Pakow! There's a shot from the field that plinks off the side of the starship. There are a pair of human hunters wearing camouflage, armed with rifles in the field and one of them just took a shot at the alien.

Total Babe thinks. o O (Oh, great.)

Total Babe says, "CAn you set me down where I can shield the alien?"

Starlight is already hurling down. She diverts to land Total Babe between the hunters and the alien, and intends to go 'talk' to the hunters immediately after that.

It may have had seats but acceleration of that magnitude isn't fun, G-Force extreme! Kay sets the Van down in between the ship and the church. On the way she makes sure /everyone/ gets an SGG communicator for this mission (we'll want that back... @chan/on sgg if you're not there). << Alright, lets cordone off the area until the troops get here. Nobody engage any aliens. We're to protect them until we know better. >> Kay starts giving suggestions over the coms, << Anyone who feels they have any special ability to communicate with these beings, let me know now. >>

 Starlight says, "Alien exited ship. Hunters shooting at it."

 Kay says, "Relieve the hunters of their weapons."

 Starlight says, "Will do, Kay."

 Molly says, "10-4."

One of the hunters shouts at Total Babe, "Get out of the way! Your blocking my shot!" He's a local by the sounds of it, speaking with a Virginia drawl.

Starlight flies to the hunter and tries to grab the weapons from them. "What are you doing?" She shouts.

"34H234234H231!" The alien says something that sounds like a rift from an electronic music song.

Total Babe says, "Kind of the idea!"

Longbow waits, no weapon drawn. The istuation so far seems controlled. He is more interested in the alien's response

Toby emerges from the van and takes a look around. Toby takes it upon herself to get close enough to the alien so she can throw up a shield if one of the hunters decide to try shooting again.

Jolt jumps out of the van and floats through the air "Anyone got a translator so you can talk to whoever was inside?" she asks as she moves above the craft to get a good vantage point for any potential hostilities from any direction "You would think the guild would have some sort of Triple-A service for spaceships"

Molly moves rapidly toward the hunters, rather than the alien, keeping a focused mindset on it.

Starlight snatches away the gun from one of the hunters, and moves to do the same with the other hunter.

The hunter says to Starlight. "What am I doing? What we you doing?! I'm trying to stop the invasion!"

Starlight says to the hunters, "If the alien has been hostile we need to know. If it hasn't, what the heck are you shooting at it for?"

Kay looks around for any other human presence that might be approaching, << Surround the ship, make sure nothing gets in or out of this immediate area. Once those hunters have been disarmed, detain them, they'll need to be debriefed. When the troops arrive hand them over to them. >> Then she floats at a leisurely pace towards the suited misty alien with her hands out before her in what she hopes is a peaceful gesture, palms up. "Can you adjust to, or speak, our language?" She asks in a polite/curious tone.

Starlight rolls her eyes, "One alien from a crashed spaceship. That's not much of an invasion is it. Go home. Now. I'll give these weapons to your local police to return to you after this is over." she tells the hunters.

 Starlight says, "Kay, the hunters aren't worth wasting time with. Do you really want to detain them? You'll get more sense out of talking to a tree."

Joltmakes sure to get floating over the alien craft <> she comments into her communicator

The alien in the suit looks around, suddenly seeing a bunch of heroes surrounding it. It slow raises it's big hand up in the air. The tiny arms crane flexibly and adjust dials on the suit. "Do not shoot." he alien says in an electronically modulated voice.

 Kay says, "Get their information at the bare minimum Star so we can find them easy later if need be."

Kay smiles, but not showing teeth, might be aggressive or something and she doesn't want that, might make them jealous of not having teeth, << Nobody fire not even if fired upon. At least not until we know it was intentional. >> Is said over the coms, then to the alien, "Nobody is going to shoot you, we are here to render you assistance. How is it you ended up on this planet?"

Total Babe is keeping her eye on the hunters, or she would turn and greet the alien.

Longbow thinks. o 0(speak for yourself, I'm oing shoot back.)

Starlight tells the hunters, "I'll need your names and addresses, so the rifles can be returned."

Toby leaves Kay to doing the talk-to-bit. Toby's light glows brighter, as she starts to circle around the ship, searching for any other *ahem* unwanted vistors. Toby flies ready to go all super-fast or to block an attack if one is issued (if anyone but Kay issues it).

Molly arrives at the hunter group, providing support to Starlight in the form of scary chainy woman being nearby.

"This is Franklin County! We don't need your help dealing with aliens..." one of the hunters says. The other is more relaxed. "Let it go Dan, look like these capes from the city have it under control..."

The reasonable hunter gives Starlight their information.

Total Babe thinks. o O (There are still places where pepple shoot at aliens at random?!)

 Kay says, "Star, remind him you're a representative of Star Guard, part of the United States Government if you need to."

The alien says to Kay, "I'm not certain. I've done this route many times without incident, but this time there was some gravimetric anomaly. It shorted out my warp field generators. I had to set down to try to make repairs."

Starlight doesn't reply. The hunters are leaving and Kay has other things to do than have a conversation when the situation with the hunters has been resolved.

Total Babe turns about as the hunters no longer seem to be a threat. "What could cause a gravimetic anomaly like that?"

Kay nods at the Alien's comment, "Do you have an exact location of this gravometric anomaly in relation to this planet so that we can take the proper steps? Also, if there is anything you need to assist with repairs, let me know and we may be able to provide it."

Molly keeps an eye on the surroundings, acting as one of many lookouts.

Toby comes to a stop, and asks, "What's a gravimetric anomaly in the first place? Just some sciency-thing that causes bad stuff to happen while warp through space?"

Jolt shrugs and floats closer "Could be anything... but it'd have to be big like the size of the moon or something? I mean earth is big but gravity is still pretty weak after all?"

"I can take care of the repairs myself," the alien says. "All I need is a little time. A couple of your Earth hours." The alien looks around. "So this is Earth, huh? It's different from the video."

Total Babe says, "What video is that?"

"Video?" Kay has to ask, "Is there any way you can get me a hard copy of this video and any other information on Earth that's available out there?"

"Cops." the alien says.

"That's how I recognized the gun the other humans were using," the alien says. "I can give you a copy," he says to Kay. "I spend a lot of time in space alone, hauling cargo. I have lots of entertainment from various planets. Does this planet have holocron emotive players?"

 Angstrom says, "OOC FYI - SGG in an international organization."

"Ah so this wasn't anything Guild related? Was curious as to what was being said about us up there." Kay says curiously, "But we'll try and keep you from being shot at while you work on repairs. Is there anything toxic to carbon based life forms that may be interracting with our atmosphere at this moment?"

 Kay says, "Well yeah, but I didn't think the redneck would care about 'international'"

The alien says, "No, the ship's integrity is intact. The atmosphere inside the ship is inert."

 Longbow says, "North 30m of the shuttle, 2 figures. Be warned"

 Molly says, "Armed?"

<SGG> Kay says, "Investigate and intercept regardless. Contain the site."

Total Babe looks to the north of the ship.

Longbow's voice is soft, accent neutral, and almost entirely without emotion.

Toby becomes alert, and tries to spot the figures herself.

Jolt turns towards the north to make sure she's ready for whatever is coming "Alright... probably just some more locals with some guns I'm willing to bet" she commentsinto the communicator

<SGG> Longbow says, "Metahuman, redskinned female is one of the targets. Unarmed, but assume danagerous. get target to safety."

Longbow's cloak retracts from it's full body cover and he produces a longbow from thin air. He notches an arrow watching the two intruders.

Molly begins toward the newcomers, as one of the less than vulnerable members of the group she feels comfortable with the idea.

<SGG> Jolt says, "Please tell me I can shoot those ones coming in if they start attacking?"

Toby flies to intercept the newcomers, ready to block any attacks they might throw.

Total Babe moves to interpose herself between the newcomers and the alien.

<< Alright people, look frosty. Might be a distraction. Starlight get those hunters /out/ of here before they get caught in any crossfire. Ranged, stay behind those who are physical in nature just to be sure. No fighting near the ship.>> Kay says over the coms then to the alien, "You should get inside and work on repairs. Bad guys might be inbound."

With Longbow pointing them out, it's easy to spot the two figures. One is a redskinned woman, and the other is a long haired rocker. Both are wearing matching black uniform body suits.

Molly moves quickly toward the two, trying not to look threatening, as difficult as that might be for her.

Total Babe stays where she is, beteween the newcomers and the alien.

"Starguard, yeah? Let's see how they like this one..." Blowhard sucks in a deep breath and exhales. Gale force winds swirl from his mouth and around the Starguard van, lifting it up in the air. The van spins as it rises, tossing Longbow around the cabin.

<SGG> Molly says, "I think they're definitely hostile."

Longbow watches as teh Van raises up into the air by Blowhard's power. << Interesting. This'll be amusing.>>

Blowhard's winds take the van and send it flying for the alien, and anyone standing next to him.

Toby flies quickly to take the hit, and take it she did. The van slams into her and she goes no where, but it's pretty obvious that this hit hurt quite a bit. Toby shakes her head, and radios, << I can't do that too many times. >>

Kay was preparing to grab the van, but apparently it caught her a bit off guard! She braces for the hit that never comes and then says over coms, << All forces engage to subdue to incoming meta's as quickly as possibly. >>

<SGG> Molly says, "And hope that they are the only two..."

<SGG> Kay says, "I'll be holding back to protect the alien."

Jolt shakes her head as the van gets tossed... Thankfully there are no shortage of people who can block a van or take such ahit and since she's not directly next to the alien or Kay she's free to retalliate to the fullest extent possible as she speaks on the com << I'm *crackle* on it >> as she draws her energy up to full power and unleashes a bolt of electricity flying from her to Blowhard since he's the one that started the hostilities

Total Babe breaks into a run in the direction of the bad guys.

Redwood charges down from the hill towards Longbow. She draws a handle full of something from a pocket and throws them at the archer -- seeds. The seeds fall at Longbows feet, and in an instant they grow into vines that threaten to entangle him!

Longbow jumps and rolls over his bow out of the way. <<Plant user wind user. Assume fire wille ffect female with increased effect, proceed with caution.>>

<< We do not have any fire users on hand, and assume nothing. >> Kay says in counter to that while thinking how she's going to break that guy if he continues to give orders over her coms.

Longbow replies <<Speak for yourself. I use what I please>>

Starlight calls out to Molly, Stick out a arm if you want a lift. If she does, Starlight picks her up and flies fast to the side of the ship, covering most of the distance between her and the two intruders.

Molly does not reject the lift option. She makes a mental note to make herself move more efficiently. For the moment though, she accepts the lift of the brightest of Stars.

Not one to act with impulse, Molly says, "Stand down and explain yourselves. No further warnings." Cover with 9d6 AoE cone attack.

Blowhard says, "Who are you supposed to be? Alice in Chains?"

Molly considers that for less than a second, "No." About a dozen chains are writhing near her, each long enough to easily reach the two. "I really don't want to hurt you..."

The alien retreats back into the safety of his ship.

Longbow stands up from his diving out of cover. <<Engaging on red female, assuming promission granted?>>

<SGG> Kay says, "I already said to take them down. Now you're /really/ starting to get on my nerves. You and I /are/ going to deal with this attitude of yours after this is over."

<SGG> Longbow says, "Roger, firing"

Total Babe keeps running toward Red, pistol in hand, and shoots as she goes!

Redwood ducks her head and sidesteps some to avoid the arrows and blaster fire coming in towards here.

Blowhard retreats ten meters back up the hill. He inhales deeply and the resulting vortex threatens to sweep Longbow off of his feet.

The chains from Molly are sent thrashing ahead of her to strike both of the two interlopers, numerous metallic-seeming appendages thrashing into the space in front of her at a wide angle.

Both Red and Blowhard are buffeted and knocked from their feet by the wildly snapping chains.

"Seriously," Molly says, "Stop this."

<SGG> Longbow says, "They seem to like me. But that was well done."

Red twists acrobatically in mid-air and manages to land on her feet again. Blowhard kips back upright, and he turns his attention on Molly, while he backpedals. He exhales and tries to sweep her off her feet.

Molly manages to keep herself in place, bearing the brunt of Blowhard's windy force. << I think I got their attention, >> she says over comms.

<SGG> Longbow says, "Thank you."

Jolt takes stock of the situation and since Redwood is the only one getting any closer to the alien's ship she decides she'll just unload on her instead. She flies a bit closer as she launches a bolt of electric energy at the lady

Kay takes stock of the situation, the fact that only these two have come in somewhat alarms her, it could be a big fat distraction and so she takes a moment to look around, in detail, trying to make sure they aren't being played, "Shut your hatch and lock it until you're repaired and ready to go." She says to the departing alien who is heading inside his ship. Then, unless she spots something else that needs her attention, she focuses her will and will take to the air towards Redwood and the battle!

Starlight darts the remaining distance to Blowhard and simply double-handed punches at him, aiming down so he won't go flying off anywhere if she succeeds.

Krak. Starlight's punch knocks Blowhard flat. He immediate gets up to his hands and knees and seems ready to spring to his feet again.

Blowhard shakes off Starlight's punch. "Getting too hot here, Red -- too many capes. If the big man wants his booty, he can come here can get it himself..."

Redwood says, "Go!" casting a quick glance back at Blowhard.

<SGG> Molly says, "They're getting ready to run."

Blowhard hops up to his feet. And this time, when he exhales, the wind swirls up around himself to carry him 30m northwards, away from the downed fight and the fight. He's also able to turn around and blow backwards towards Redwood. The winds cycle and kick up dirt in a choking cyclone of dust and debris.

<SGG> Molly says, "I can't see anything. That's bad."

Total Babe can't really finally Redwood amongst the dark and the wind, so she reverses direction, trying to get out of the storm and recovery her sight.

Kay frowns and when TB steps out of the debris she smiles a little. << Fire in the hole. >> She states over the coms, hoping they know what that means. A sphere of crimson energy starts to form, and if she can compress the psychokinetic energy enough, she'll throw it forwards into the heart of that whirlwind and try to disrupt it with a TK pulse!

Total Babe, once out of the storm, spins and fires her pistol back into the darkness.

Kay's burst of telekinetic energy crashes into something in the middle of the swirling winds.

Starlight can't see Redwood, so she goes after Blowhard. In fact she flies straight at him. She doesn't expect to actually hit him, but he may well waste time getting out of the way. Because if she hits, it's going to hurt.

Blowhard barely manages to fling himself out of Starlight's way.

In the darkness, Total Babe's shot connects with the sound of something thunking into solid wood.

Toby shakes her head, and starts moving ever so slowly, the light surrounding her brightening.

The chains from Molly reach in, five of them in all to take hold of Redwood by feeling around where she heard the loud noise of impact.

Molly's chains catch on something. And that something pulls back hard on the chains, toppling Molly over.

Jolt shoots blindly into the darkness on the off chance that it hits the badguy in there

Jolt's blast emerges from the other side of the cloud, having struck nothing.

Blowhard turns and flees, 60 meters straight away from Starlight.

Kay frowns, << Does anyone know if the tree girl is still in there? Starlight, if you can keep up with and take down Mr. Halitosis go ahead and do so. Everyone else, lets surround this whirlwind and give Planticia Jones nowhere to go. This whirlwind can't last forever.>> And she walks over towards the whirlwind, focusing her will to try and send another telekinetic pulse into the darkness, trying to dislodge Red if she's still in there.

<SGG> Toby says, "I'm about to catch up to Mr Windy, should I cancel that and focus on the whirlwind?"

Wham! Kay's telekinetic blast slams into something hard. Still Redwood stands her ground, apparently.

<SGG> Starlight says, "I can keep up with Windy but he's going too fast for me to have any real chance to tag him."

Starlight goes after Blowhard, accelerating to non-combat speed and flying straight at him. This will really hurt if be some mischance she actually impacts. But she's not going to let him get away without an effort.

Starlight misses but is now ahead of Blowhard.

<SGG> Kay says, "Keep up with Windy, do not let him escape. You assist Starlight Toby. If you can stop him and capture him do so."

Toby zoooms off in a pink streak of light, ending up a good 40m in front of Mr Windy, preferably directly in his path.

Total Babe, not having a better plan, fires again at the same target.

<SGG> Kay says, "I am starting to think she grew a tree to distract us and teleported away like Spectre used to do."

<SGG> Molly says, "Something pulled me over in there. I have no idea what."

<SGG> Total Babe says, "You could be right. Want me to go in and have a feel around?"

<SGG> Kay says, "Not yet, I have an idea."

<SGG> Molly says, "Just to say, something that can pull me over is pretty danged strong."

Molly feels around for whatever managed to pull her over, more careful now.

<SGG> Molly says, "Definitely a tree in there."

The swirling winds surrounding Redwood die down. As the dust settles, it appears that Redwood is gone, replaced by a tree. Molly's chain is snagged in some of the branches are curiously twists and curled up to grip the chain.

Kay thinks. o O (Knew it.)

<SGG> Molly says, "Do you think she's gone or did she turn into a tree?"

<SGG> Kay says, "Hit it as hard as you can and check."

<SGG> Molly says, "If it's her, I don't want to do that. If that's a problem with orders then we're going to have a talk about my attitude later."

<SGG> Kay says, "I don't think it's her honestly. We can leave some guards to monitor it once they arrive."

Meanwhile Blowhard flies faster, away from both Toby and Starlight.

<SGG> Molly says, "I can uproot it and bring it with us. No problem. But I'm not going to risk killing her."

Molly begins to uproot the tree by digging around it, extracting without breaking.

Molly also keeps about two dozen chains on the tree.