Log:Transmat Attack

2012/12/09 	 Force Okami Paul van Sterran Starlight Toby Total Babe Utility 1

It's nighttime in Colonial Bay. An alert call goes out from Starguard HQ, calling all active SG personnel and available area heroes to gather at Stargaurd HQ.

Considering that Kay is living in her office lately having not acquired an apartment yet since she's returned her response time is needless to say remarkable. Coming out of the CO's office she's raking fingers through her hair then pulling on her fingerless gloves, "Sit-rep?" She asks whomever is on hand to have called the meeting.

Starlight receives the call over her new SGG communicator unit and heads back to the city and SG HQ, stretching her wings a little so she's on site in just a few seconds.

Total Babe arrives on foot, straight from work.

Starlight calls out, "Hello, Kay. What's up?" immediately after entering SG.

Paul van Sterran is on hand to meet and brief the gathered heroes. He says to Kay, "There's something going on over at Transmat."

"You know as much as I do Starlight." Kay answers with, and then upon hearing Paul she nods, "You know, for moving to a secret location, they didn't get very secret." She mentions conversationally.

Total Babe leans up against the wall. "What kind of something?"

Okami was hanging near Starguard anyway, hoping to talk to Paul Van Sterran about some issue or another. When the call goes out he is just across the street so despite his slower rate of movement in comparison to many of the other heroes he is able to arrive within moments. "Something up with Transmat?" he asks. "Any more intel then that?"

Starlight nods to Total Babe and listens. That was the question she was about to ask.

Landing near the gathering is Utility, with Toby piggybacking on her for the ride. Walking up to them through the doors of the SGG HQ she says, "So... There's some kind of a problem here?"

The reception area has muted black tiled floor, with the walls and roof painted off-white. The secretarial desk enclosure is barely twenty feet from the double set of glass doors. To its left is a large double-hinged door ominously labeled 'Security'. A seating area full of soft couches is to the right. Down the hallway that leads deeper into the building is the office of the Director of Operations and the exit to the landing field outside.

Toby surrounds herself with pink light and floats off of Utility, and listens intently. She looks...a bit different than she did the last time she's been seen.

Kay suggests, "Let Paul bring us up to speed folks." It's not really a suggestion, she's got the tone of authority and she knows how to use it. She then nods to Paul.

Paul van Sterran says, "The interdimensional portal alarm has gone off, and it's indicating on unscheduled portal opening at Transmat. We've tried to reach them, but they seem to be offline. We need you to get over there and investigate. For those of you who are new, this is Kay, AKA Force." Paul gestures towards Kay. "She'll be in charge of the team in the field."

Starlight turns a touch paler. "Oh no!" she whispers.

Total Babe frowns. "That doesn't sound good."

Kay nods, "Do we have any sort of intelligence at all as to the situation over there?" She looks at the people who are present, studying them momentarily before she says to Okami, Utility, and Toby, "What are your three specialties?" She points them out so they know who she's talking to.

"Infiltration and information," Okami says simply.

Toby nods to Paul, and looks to Kay, "Zipping around the city, blocking attacks, and blasting things." Toby offers a small shrug. "Oh! And coming back from the dead! Well...sorta. I'm good at recovering and regenerating."

Paul van Sterran says to Kay, "None. We're operating blind here. When you get other there, hopefully you'll be able to get in touch with someone who knows more once you're on site. Either John Masters, CEO, or Janet Ferrel, chief of security."

"Medium-range combat, increased perceptive and mobile abilities." Utility says, "A bit of a jane of all trades, not terribly good at any one thing, though."

Paul says, "For those of you who don't know, Transmat isn't just a company that provide instantaneous teleportation to major cities around the world for commuters. They also have a functioning portal that allows travel to and from other dimensions."

Total Babe says, "Let's get over there, then."

Kay considers then nods towards Paul, "Alright, get some boots on the ground. I want Transmat sealed off and contained by as many soldiers as we can get until we know what's going on in there." Looking towards the others, "Get SGG communicators for now if you don't have one, if you're not volunteering to be a member, we'll want them back. Anyone who's not bullet proof, stay behind someone who is." She pauses and then looks towards Starlight, "Star, I want you and pinky here to do aerial recon, quick, see if it's been breached anywhere, if there's any visible damage from outside. Otherwise, stay sharp, don't get killed." She nods towards Paul and picks herself up off the ground with her TK, "Let's go."

Starlight nods, shrinks, and heads out to do the requested aerial recon.

Toby nods, and heads out and also performs the aerial recon.

"Already got the comm frequencies," Okami says when offered one of the SGG comms. He heads out with the group to see what the situation is at Transmat.

Total Babe heads to Transmat at full run - it's not far.

Toby also made sure to grab one of the communicators before she left.

"I've got a communicator built-in." Utility says, "Cybernetics can be a wonderful thing... But I digress, time to move out I guess."

From the air, nothing seems amiss at Transmat. The facility is composed of two buildings, the main terminal that handles teleportation around the world, and the annex, where the interdimensional portal is housed in the basement.

Starlight transmits over the communication link, "No sign of any structual damage or suspicious individuals or actity external to the TransMat building. I see a main structual unit and an annex."

Starlight flies around the building and then transmits over the communication link, "No sign of any structual damage or suspicious individuals or actity external to the TransMat building. I see a main structual unit and an annex."

It's not a long trip to the Transmat buildings - Transmat and SGHQ are practically neighbors.

"Yeah, nothing's apparently wrong from here." Toby notes over the comm link.

Total Babe says, "It's the annex we want, right? Should we go in?"

Over the radio, Paul says, "I'm transmitting the floor layouts to you. There's a first floor for office and administrative spaces, a basement with workshops and labs, and the portal room in the sub-basement."

Kay nods, "We need to contain both buildings. The lack of response from the main Transmat building means it's already spilled out past the portal, if that was indeed the entrance point." She thinks to herself .oO (What I wouldn't give to know what these people could /really/ do, instead of short little responses. This is likely going to be a warzone... and I don't know what they can take...) Then aloud: "Okami. I need information on the inside of the main building. Starlight, go in through an air vent. Don't engage any enemy if found but I need to know what's in there. I'm going to keep overwatch on the Annex with everyone else." She looks towards the others, "We're taking up position in between the buildings for now." And so she goes to place herself in between the two buildings equidistant.

 Starlight says, "I see a roof entrance to the annex. Should I proceed inside, Kay?"

Total Babe heads between the buildings as instructed.

Toby heads down and does likewise.

 Kay says, "Go ahead and enter Starlight. Try and stay out of sight."

Starlight clicks her comm once to acknowledge and heads into the annex via a airvent, flying fairly slowly, relative to her usual velocity, to mute the buzzing of her wings. (Stealth)

Okami gives a short nod to Kay and make his way toward the main building, moving to blend into the shadows so as not to be visible to anyone who might happen to be within the building and looking for visitors.

After completing the sweep, Utility lands down near Kay between the buildings as she says, "Did a multi-spectrum sweep, doesn't seem like there's anything odd outside..."

Kay asks Utility, "Did you pick up any indication of /life/ inside the building? Heat sources?"

Once inside the building, Starlight can hear people on the first floor of the building, banging on a door. "Anyone? Anyone out there? Get us out of here!"

"If there's anything in there, they aren't emitting enough heat to get through the walls... It's not exactly x-ray vision." Utility says.

Starlight darts out of the airvent grille and pulls the door open, ripping it out of the wall is needed. "I'll get you out. But I need to know what's happened here." Then she reports in.

 Starlight says, "I've found people on the top floor. Tryig to find out what's happened."

 Kay says, "Acknowledged. Make sure they don't scatter. Paul, we'll need those boots to quarantine the survivors. Verify identity, make sure they're not being skin ridden or whatever."

Starlight finds two researchers in the office space, locked in. "Thank you. I don't know what happened... all of a sudden, the security lockdown procedure initiated."

Starguard flying vans set down on opposite sides of the Transmat campus, and troopers deploy, setting up a perimeter.

 Okami says quietly into the comms, "Got a rope over here hanging down from the roof. Black Nylon."

Total Babe awaits further orders.

 Starlight says, "Two research workers. They only know the secuirty lock-down procedure was triggered. I'm going to get them out."

 Kay says, "Make sure to get them into SG personell for quarantine procedures Starlight but proceed."

One of the two researchers asks Starlight, "What's going on?"

Kay is otherwise standing and watching the buildings, it's sort of a wacky position to be in for the moment, no enemy to attack. Let the sneaky types do their thing. Then to Okami over the coms: << Acknowledged Okami. Proceed. I need more information. What side of the building is the rope on? >>

Starlight tells the researchers to grab onto each other. Then she carries them out smashing through ceilings and the roof when needed. If she gets them outside without incident she takes them to one of the groups of SG Delta Troopers.

Starlight tells the researchers, "I know only what you told me. But SGG is responding."

The SG Delta troopers take charge of the two rescued researchers.

 Starlight says, "This is Starlight. The two researchers are with SG troops. I'm going back in."

 Kay says, "Acknowledged. Be aware there may be infiltrators inside the building Starlight."

 Utility says, "If you think an additional person would help, I do have a camouflage device installed."

Starlight returns using a different airvent. She passes by the locations where she ripped through ceilings and the roof to see if any of the presumed hostiles have gone to check out the source of the noise she made.

 Okami says, "Rope is on the side of the building closest to the XD building. Looks to be milspec rather than consumer. Signs are that people came down from above."

Kay looks over towards Toby, Utility and Total Babe, "I want you three to head towards the main administration building. Go ahead and go in, make sure /everyone/ in there gets to our people out here for proper processing." then over the Coms: << Everyone enter. Clear the building. I'll cover the Annex until completed. I don't want anyone in there able to hit us in the back when we head to the portal. >>

Toby nods to Kay, and starts to head for the Main building. "...I don't like this..." Toby mutters out loud, not over the comms.

Total Babe heads to the main building as instructed. "What's worrying you?" she asks Toby.

Inside the XD building, there's no sign on anyone coming to investigate the noise.

"Well, normally there's something obviously wrong and some obvious course of action. I'm just worried about what /might/ be waiting for us..." Toby notes.

Utility follows Toby and Kay and says, "...Yeah, I know how you feel. Something definitely isn't right here. Too quiet, not enough signs of conflict, too few survivors found... This isn't normal."

Total Babe nods. "Well, we'll see soon enough."

Starlight continues searching the annex, staying in the air conditioning system and listening. Peeking out of grilles. And thinking it's well past time they cleaned the insides of the ducts. I'm going to need a bath after this.

Toby, TB, and Utility get into the main building. They make it about ten feet before running into a security guard. "Oh, hey!" he says, seeming pleasantly surprised, but very relaxed. "What's going on?" he says, smiling. He checks out Total Babe, and he's not to discreet about it.

"We were hoping you could tell us." Toby notes. "We're being sent by SGG to clear out the building."

The guard starts paying attention immediately at Toby's words. "Wait, what? What's going on?"

Okami withdraws from where he's found the rope, returning to the SG troops.

Total Babe says, "Interdimensional intrusion, apparently. You haven't noticed anything?"

"We don't know! That's why we're evacuating the building." Toby proclaims, a tinge annoyed.

 Kay says, "I repeat: Everyone inside that building goes directly to Star Guard Delta Troops for Processing and Quarantine."

The security guard nods. "Right, we have a building wide alarm for situations like this." There's a clearly marked alarm button and the wall, and the security guard heads over to depress it.

Utility looks up and down at the security guard and says, "...Hm. Seems clean, nothing odd in the ultraviolet or infrared spectrums. Still, you're going to have to come with us. We have no idea what happened in there, and any number of things could have occurred that you yourself would be unaware of. Could be minor, could be major, just... Stay calm. Cooperation is your best chance for a good result."

"Haven't noticed a thing," the guard says. "Been quiet all night."

Meanwhile, in the dusty airvents of the XD building, Starlight can hear some conversation coming from the sub basement level, from the area just outside the control room.

Toby hmms, "Wait, sounding an alarm might not be the best idea. We need to quarintine everyone."

"I'm sorry, but you're going to have to come with us. Alarm or not, we can't be sure about anything right now." Utility says as she places a hand on the security guard and says, "The sooner we get you away from here the better."

Starlight tries to sneak closer so she can listen in on the conversation she's hearing.

"...An alarm would only panic everyone and make our lives harder." Toby notes.

Utility catches the guard before he presses the alarm button. "Oh, ok." He comes along willingly saying, "Things are quiet this time of day -- it's just us security staff. About ten of us this thing building, four in the other."

"...Why were there researchers over in the other building then...?" Toby asks.

The security guard shrugs and says, "Sometimes the labcoats need to stay late."

Toby nods, "Maybe I'm just being paranoid..."

<< Pick it up people. Clear the building get anyone in there to quarantine. We've got dimensional intrusion happening. For those who don't know, that means someone or something from another dimension is trying to break into our world. It's rarely for tea and crackers.>> Kay broadcasts over SGG communications as she flies in the air above the buildings, watching what's going on.

 Toby says, "Ok, so according to the security guard we've met there's a total of 14 people in both buildings, 10 security guards in this building, and 4 security guards in the annex."

 Kay says, "Why are you talking to a security guard? The place is /silent/ anyone in there needs to be quarantined: Now."

<SGG> Utility says, "Agreed. This... Whole situation just doesn't feel right."

Total Babe nods. "GEt the guard over there, and let's see who else we can find."

<SGG> Utility says, "I swear, this guy's nonchalant, 'Nothing's wrong' attitude is making me feel like I'm dealing with some hypnosis victim or something."

<SGG> Okami says quietly over the comms, "Following the scent of the person who came down the rope. Heading to the XD building."

<SGG> Kay says, "Quarantine. Him. Follow orders or get off site."

<SGG> Utility says, "Right, moving."

Toby looks to Utility and TB, "I'll fly through the building and see if I can find the rest of them."

Utility motions towards the guard and says, "Come on, quarantine is this way." she then looks over at Toby and says, "Alright, call me if you see something."

Starlight can hear bits of conversation from the sub basement, outside the control room...

Person 1: "Anything?" Person 2: "Nothing yet, Mr. Masters -- we're still locked out of the systems." Person 1: "No communications with the outside world, no ability to unlock the doors..." Person 2: "Right... whoever hacked us is real pro."

The light surround Toby glows a brighter pink, and she starts /zooming/ off inside of the building, trying to find the other guards.

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With a little bit of work, Toby is able to find all but two of the security guards on patrol at various parts of the building. All of them seem unaware of any kind of emergency situation. The final two guards take a while to find. They are both unconscious on the roof, next to what looks like a spent gas grenade.

Starlight pushes the grille loose and flies out towards the speakers she heard. "Hi. I'm Starlight, from SGG. I've got instructions to get you out. You can tell our people what is happening, and what needs to be done to fix it. Can you gather everyone in this area together here, please."

<SGG> Okami says, "Looks like whoever game down the rope went up the side of the XD building."

<SGG> Kay says, "Acknowledged Okami. See if you can find their point of entry."

<SGG> Kay says, "Starlight, get Masters to the roof. Toby, do not tamper with the device."

<SGG> Total Babe says, "This is looking like a break-in not a break-out?"

<SGG> Starlight says, "Kay, do you want Master to the roof right now? I've asked him to gather his people so I can get them all out. Can you wait until that is done?"

There are three people in the area outside the control room. This is a lobby, with to exits, the elevator and the door to the control room. At glance, it's one business man, and two technicians. "Thanks God," the businessman says. "I'm John Masters. Someone had broken in and hacked out security. They've locked themselves into the control room. Janet, our security chief was inside when it all happened."

Okami says, "Roger," into the comms and begins to stealthily scale the side of the building, continuing to follow the scent.

<SGG> Kay says, "Get him to the roof so he can remove the device that is interfering with their controls. Without control of the portal room, whatever we do is all the more dangerous."

Starlight thinks o O(What device?)O o but tells Jon Masters, "Hold off on that. My orders are to get you to the roof. I'm told there is a device there that is interferring with your controls."

<SGG> Kay says, "Masters knows his system, he'll be able to tell how it interfaces and how to safely remove it without frying control of things permanently."

<SGG> Starlight says, "Kay, Masters tells me there are people in the control room. They've locked themselves in there. His head of security was in there when it happened."

Starlight asks Jon Masters, "We need to get to the roof. Are you ready?"

Total Babe continues to look to people to get to quarantine, in the absence of further instructions.

<SGG> Kay says, "Acknowledged. Just get him out then. Continue with evacuations. Toby if you can safely remove it, go ahead and do so. I am understanding properly when it's /our/ people locked inside the control room right?"

<SGG> Okami says quietly into the comms. "On the roof of the XD building. Trail meets up with three others. All armed. Looks like they hacked the roof security and went in through the roof access."

Jon Masters says, "The real threat is down here, I'm afraid. The control room is on a separate computer system. Even if we deal with the device, the intruders will still be able to control the portal."

Toby goes to work trying to see if she can safely disarm the device.

<SGG> Kay says, "Understood Okami, hold for the time being."

<SGG> Starlight says, "Kay, that's a negative. Masters says the intruders have locked themselves in the control room, and his head of security was already inside there when it happened. I'd assume he or she has been meutralized by this point."

Walking back to the main building, Utility's body shimmers and starts to blend into the environment around her as she starts to try to quietly walk in, examining the area around her. After all, they might have a few people watching their backs in the hallways. Altogether though, safety in numbers so she's trying to find her way to Toby at the moment.

Starlight takes Jon Masters up to the roof.

<SGG> Utility says, "Alright, security staff are in quarantine... Trying to meet up with you, Toby."

<SGG> Toby says, "Head to the roof. I'm up here."

<SGG> Kay says, "Roger. Starlight, Utility, Total Babe, head to the control room once all civilians are out of the building. Toby, head down as well. Starlight, when everyone's there. Take that room. Okami, if you think you can enter and get me intel in there without risk, go ahead."

Total Babe hurries toward the control room.

<SGG> Kay clarifies, "After you disable the device Toby."

Between Toby, Utility, and Total Babe, the first building has been totally cleared of people. According to reports there still may be people in the XD building somewhere.

<SGG> Starlight says, "There are at least two of TransMat's staff in the annex. I had to leave them there to take Jon Masters to the roof."

<SGG> Toby says, "Ok, hang on a second. I've restored communication to the buildings. Also, I could remove the lockdown from both buildings, and signal an alarm. And I can remove the device now."

<SGG> Kay says, "I don't want an alarm sounded, I want them to think everything is going hunky dory in there. If you have the ability to remove the lockdown on the control room in the administration building, do so on Starlights command when she and her team are ready to enter."

<SGG> Toby says, "Ok, so I can open all doors and restore elevator operation, but something's preventing me from opening the control room door."

<SGG> Okami says, "Roger that," to Kay's instructions and listens for a moment at the rooftop access in case there is a guard before he begins to make his way quietly in.

<SGG> Kay says, "Then meat with Starlight Toby, you guys are cleared to go in the hard way."

<SGG> Toby says, "Got it."

Starlight frowns. Kay is right. If she knew Toby could have disabled the device, whatever it is, I could have cleared the annex in one go. After that thought, she tells Jon Masters. "It seems one of our people has disabled the device. I'll take you to the gathering oint and go back for the rest of your staff." while changing direction to fly Jon Masters down to the troopers.

Jon nods to Starlight.

Toby removes the device, and heads over to meet with Starlight and the others.

<SGG> Starlight says, "Kay, we still have TransMat personnel in the annex. I suggest we get them clear before breaching the control room."

<SGG> Kay says, "Okami is scouting the Annex right now. Clear the control room. The longer they have control of the portal the worse it is."

Starlight drops off Jon Masters and heads back.

<SGG> Utility says, "Well, let's hope they haven't managed to let flying polyps or a shoggoth in yet."

Total Babe heads for the control regardless, figuring faster people than her will be getting the people out.

<SGG> Okami says, "Hold on the breach."

Starlight hopefully gets back to the annex without difficulty and meets up with the others heading in there. "Who's here?" she asks.

<SGG> Kay says, "Explain."

<SGG> Okami says, "I'm smelling traces of explosives. They may have rigged the room."

<SGG> Kay says, "Can you tell what type of explosives and their location, more importantly, can you disarm them?"

Starlight looks around, "Let's use the time while Okami is doing that to quickly check the annex and make sure it's been fully evacuated." she tells anyone else present.

<SGG> Okami says, "Smells like plastique. Haven't come across any yet, but I can smell that they are carrying it."

<SGG> Total Babe says, "I think I read that an attempt has been made to blow up the dimensionnal portal before?"

Okami's sense of smell leads him to a group of four unconscious guards on the level above the portal. It looks like they were on the losing end of a fist fight.

Toby nods to Starlight. "Did you get 4 security guards out of here? I've been told there's a total of four."

<SGG> Kay says, "Alright, all hold while Okami and Starlight check for explosives. Starlight, use the air vents to travel as doors may be wired."

<SGG> Starlight says, "When I first arrived I read through a lot of media reports in the library. There's been several attempts to shut-down or damage TransMat, Total Babe, including one employing a nuclear device."

<SGG> Utility says, "Sheesh. Overkill much?"

Kay herself stays in overwatch mode over the buildings, just in case someone tries to rabbit.

<SGG> Okami says, "I've got 4 unconscious security guards here. What's the complement at this time of night?"

<SGG> Starlight says, "That was Shield, Utility. No, not overkill. That's about how those people work."

<SGG> Toby says, "Well, there's the four guards that should've been around here according to the guys in the other building. And also according to them, no one else is normally around."

<SGG> Kay says, "Those four guards should be the only non-costumed friendlies in there Okami."

Starlight decides, especially if there are explosives, she's going to get the staff and security guards out. Kay might make a hard call and want to go ahead with civilians still in the area. She's been brought up in a different tradition. Okami, on my way to get them out. Where are you?"

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Starlight gathers the two researchers too, wanting to get everyone clear.

Total Babe heads down, figuring if there are explosives it's best if she's close to them, to shield anyone else who might be about.

<SGG> Okami says, "Got some of the explosives. Their set in the ceiling. Looks like their a cutting charge to make a hole. Anyone know what's above me, and how hard would it be to move a portal?"

<SGG> Kay says, "Ceiling on which floor Okami?"

<SGG> Okami says, "Ceiling of the basement level. Guessing there's a good chance there's more charges on the ceiling of the sub-basement."

<SGG> Starlight says, "Annex is now clear. Returning to door of control room."

Total Babe keeps an eye out for explosives, especially on the ceiling, after that report.

<SGG> Kay says, "Probably the portal above you then Okami."

Toby goes to trying to find any explosives in the ceiling on the sub-basement level.

<SGG> Okami says, "Negative. Portal is in the sub basement below me, I believe."

<SGG> Okami says, "Explosives look to be on remote control. Utility, you got any way to jam them?"

<SGG> Utility says, "I can send and receive signals, but... Well, at it stands I don't think I can really interrupt them."

<SGG> Kay says, "Is there any sign of a tampering trigger or just remote detonator?"

<SGG> Utility says, "A tampering trigger would probably be SOP for anyone who's expecting interference."

<SGG> Kay says, "That's besides the point Utility and does not answer my question."

<SGG> Okami says, "I can't spot anything, but explosives aren't really my field. Looks like a standard trigger. Good chance it's got a tamper trigger."

<SGG> Kay says, "Does anyone have experience with explosives?"

<SGG> Starlight says, "Not directly. But we were told that if you can't diable the trigger, pull the explosives awat from the detonator will make the bang a lot less."

From the air, nothing seems amiss at Transmat. The facility is composed of two buildings, the main terminal that handles teleportation around the world, and the annex, where the interdimensional portal is housed in the basement.

<SGG> Okami says, "Your call, Kay. You want me to try and remove some of the plastic explosives from around the detonator?"

<SGG> Kay says, "Fine. If you cannot survive a pound of C4 Exploding at short range then clear the building. I'm coming in, we're going to hard enter the control room and disable them before they can trigger the explosives."

Kay flies towards the control room.

<SGG> Toby says, "It might be a better idea if someone like me did that, I'll just heal from any damage the explosives could do to me."

<SGG> Okami says, "I can handle it," and begins to carefully cut away the plastic explosives around the detonators, watching for wires that might be embedded within the clay-like material.

The heroes gather outside of the control room.

Kay arrives at the door, "If this place doesn't go up immediately, we go in hard, disable /everyone/ in there. Don't let them press anything." And she lifts her right hand, crimson energy surrounding it before she holds out her hand towards the door, in a flash the energy starts ripping through the air, the wall, and a hole is torn through the door and wall, Kay going in immediately after the energy to the other side!

Toby floats in mid-air, ready for whatever is waiting on the other side.

Little spheres of pink light pop in and out of existance around Toby.

Utility lets plasma seep out of the vents into her hands as she readies herself and says, "Alright... Just give the word."

This high-ceilinged space is is sort of a cross between a control room and a garage. It's a large space, about 30 meters wide by 60 meters long, with a ceiling that stands about 10 meters tall.

The center of the room is dominated by dais that's elevated by four or five steps above the floor. The main controls of the extradimensional portal are here, controlled by computer consoled wide enough to seat a handful of engineers comfortably.

At the far end of the room is the door leading to the portal room itself. The portal is built like a bank vault, and the door is no exception. It's thick and about five meters wide. The door is presently open. The main entrance is opposite the portal room. The only other way in is a freight elevator along the right hand wall.

Along the left hand wall of the room is the machinery used to power the portal. There are four redundant generator-capacitors, each one as tall as the room itself. The power sources are surrounded by scaffolding.

Inside the portal room there are three costumed individuals, wearing dark colors with capes and bird themed outfits. The one in the center says, "It's time. Falcon? Hawk Girl? You know what to do..." "Right, Nighthawk," one of the others says.

The villains set of a Flash-based booby trap.

Total Babe swears as she's blinded. But can't do much but blink and wait till she can see again.

Toby grahs as she's blinded, but there isn't much she can do but try to locate them with another sense.

Nighthawk shoots a cable up into the ceiling and uses it swing across the room to land in front of Kay. He clicks a button on his wrist and his gloves begin to thrum with power. He tries to hit Kay with a punch to the gut.

Toby tries to throw up a shield in front of Kay...but it ends up misplaced and to the side of her. It disappears after a second or two.

Kay is blinded by the flashbang and she sighs, << Paul, next time, I get the damned floorplan before we enter. This is ridiculous. >> She doesn't hear Nighthawk's approach, nor does she seem particularly purturbed other than rubbing her eyes with one hand. *CRACK* Kay goes flying back and slams into a wall. CRUNCH. There's cracking in the paint and whatnot from where she hits but otherwise she grins, "Really? That's it? Going to have to do better than that."

Falcon, from his perch about 5 meters up, fires and zipline into the room and slides down along it, ending up about 15 meters from the door. He jumps from the zipline and hurls a number of round metal eggs towards the heroes gathered in the lobby. They bounce and skitter over into the lobby and they explode.

Toby gets hit by the explosion(s), and while she seems hurt by the explosions, she goes /nowhere/.

Total Babe isn't much hurt, other than being sent flying by the blast and landing gracelessly.

Starlight gets caught in the blast and although she feels it, she's far more annoyed at being hurled back and losing her orientation.

Kay flips herself to her feet without any issues and even though she can't see she can make a guess as to where she was and as to where the person that hit her is. Besides, it's not like she's using a precision shot or anything. She starts to walk back over in the direction she came from with an arm out in front of her. One, two, three, four, five steps and then a red sphere forms in her right hand. She holds her hand out and smiles, "Boom." She says audibly, then *BOOM* The red sphere explodes outwards in a pulse of Telekinetic Energy. It washes over her without harm but anything not bolted down...

"Unhf!" Falcon is knocked backwards, but he tumbled and manages to wind up on his feet, skidding back a little bit. Nighthawk grunts too. He gets slammed backwards against the control dais.

Starlight has no real idea of where she is, let alone where any of the hostiles are. She just waits for her eyes to clear.

Taking the blasts, Utility flies backwards before regaining her footing a few moments later. Listening intently, she throws out the plasma bolts in her hand attempting to hit the one that had thrown the explosive devices in the first place.

Falcon turns and watches the blast sail over his shoulder, missing by a wide margin. "Not even close!" He says. He seems to catch himself, regretting his outburst. "Sorry," he adds, with a glance to Nighthwak.

Hawk Girl steps forward and removes a set of bolos from her belt. She winds up before slinging the bolos at Kay.

Total Babe gets to her feet again.

Kay is wrapped up by the bolo's but it's hard to tell if she even notices, what with her being wrapped in her forcefield and all. At the very least she doesn't seem perturbed.

<SGG> Kay says, "Alright. If you are blind then do whatever it takes to protect yourself. If you're not blind, sound off and give us information on where the enemy is."

Okami works on removing the main body of the explosives from the detonators. He might not be able to stop the devices from going off, but with a little luck they will lack the power to cut through the floor as planned. With the last bits removed he stands and begins to make his way to the stairs down to the sub-basement. "Majority of the explosives are cleared," he reports over the Starguard channel as he moves.

Starlight thinks, where the enemy is? Heck, I don't even know where I am.

Toby shakes her head, "I can't see, but I can hear them." Toby aims to get closer to Nighthawk

Kay can't move of course, being all bound up, well, she might not be bound up for long. Since she is using her strength to try and pop the bolo's loose, otherwise she chuckles, "Alright sparkies. Gear is not going to get you through this. Give up now before you get hurt."

Kay pops the bolo's off and stretches a bit, still relaxed.

Continuing to listen, Utility hears falcon shout out as she readies another pair of plasma bolts and flings them out saying, "Come on!"

Nighthawk turns towards Toby as she zooms up to him. He spins and tries to hit her with a powered up fist.

WHAM! Or not. The attack doesn't seem to do anything to her but make her cringe a bit. She stays right where she is.

The she is Toby.

Falcon pulls a winged throwing blade from his belt and hurls it at Kay. It bends and arcs in its flight, exploding when it hits its target.

Kay rocks under the impact of the explosive batarang or whatever it is. Either way she seems gloriously unphased, "Really? Seriously? Give. Up. Now. Before you get hurt."

Hawk Girl throws a blade at Kay as well.

Kay coughs as she gets hit, able to anchor herself as she hears the attack coming in, crimson lines latching her to the floor and she grins, "C'mon... you can do it, really. I kinda felt that one." Meanwhile she thinks, .oO (Good, attack me, let the team wail on you unhindered.)

Starlight comes off the wall she impacted and straightens up, coming to a hover.

Okami completes his movement down the stairs, coming into the room and looking to see exactly what it is that's going on.

Toby smiles, and creates a sphere of pink light in her hand, then thrusts it straight at Nighthawk.

Nighthawk jumps backwards and out of the way of the blast. He lands in a crouch with his cloak wrapped around him and pooling slightly on the ground.

Toby ughs, and shakes her head.

Kay finally can see. She blinks her eyes and the white and spots fade and she smirks, "Ok. I gave you plenty of chances." And she starts to walk towards the middle of the room. "Starlight, form up on the right hand side, you and TB double team him." She points at Nighthawk. "Toby you and Utility work on bringing down her." A point at Hawk Girl, but she doesn't know Okami is quite there yet. "You, are mine." And crimson energy forms around her hand and she reaches out to try and grab the air in front of her... and an energy field forms trying to grab hold of Falcon!

Falcon jumps backwards with a handspring and lands on his feet, safely out of the way of Kay's attack.

Total Babe, having regained her sight, charges straight at the nearest ground-level villain, whipping her staff about to add to the impact.

Total Babe charge misses as Hawk Girl dodges.

Hawk Girl jumps up in the air, planting a foot on Total Babe's shoulder to leap past the charging heroine.

Kay mentally facepalms when Total Babe rushes off and attacks the wrong target.

Hawk Girl lands and tumbles forward under the Utility's plasma blast.

Starlight darts off towards Nighthawk. Seeing he is dodging, and guessing her won't have much chance of hitting him, she decides to fly past and go check on the portal room, kicking out at Nighthawk on the way.

Okami takes a moment, looking at the scene. TB goes after Hawk Girl rather than her target but then Toby seems to switch over from Hawk Girl to Nighthawk. Starlight moved away from Nighthawk but it looks like she can easily enough return to him id necessary so that leaves Falcon as the only person engaged in single combat. Moving forward he uncoils the slender chain he carries, sending the heavy weight hurling at Falcon.

"Whoa!" Falcon says ducking out of the way of the chain.

Total Babe takes a step to make sure she's not going to hit an ally by mistake, then whirls her 3-section staff about her so fast it's almost undodgeable, hoping to hit the agile Hawk Girl.

Hawk Girl oofs and she gets knocked backwards, skiddind back and into the walk with a thud. She doesn't seem badly hurt by the strike though.

"I'll stop her! Deal with the others!" Nighthawk says as Starlight zips past him. He draws a gun from his belt and fires a cable into the wall next to Starlight. As the cable retracts, he flits across the room, ending up next to Starlight. He lets his momentum carry him forward into a punch.

Starlight goes tumbling from the blow and slams into the wall beside the vault door.

Okami gives a short nod to Kay. "They seem kind of worried about people going into the portal room, don't they?" he asks.

Hawk Girl kips up to her feet. She pulls a rod form her belt and it extends into a full length staff. "Alright, then. Bring it!" She leaps forward and tries to his Total Babe with a download strike.

Falcon retaliates against Okami, tumbling forward towards him. He pulls a small device from his belt and tries to stick it to Okami's chest.

Total Babe just takes the blow on her head. "Is that it? You might as well give up now."

Okami flips back as Falcon lunges for him, avoiding the rather unpleasant looking device the birdman is trying to place on his chest.

Nighthawk tosses an exploding disc at Starlight, maintaining his position outside the portal room.

Starlight sighs as she's slammed back against the wall a second time.

Kay nods towards Okami and she leaves off from Hawkgirl and Falcon for the time being. Instead she walks forwards and more crimson energy forms, this time, reaching out to try and grab hold of Nighthawk.

"Unff!" Nighthawk grunts as Kay squeezes him in a telekinetic vise.

Kay calls out, "You're in the clear Starlight. I'll be taking care of the rest of this riff-raff momentarily. Everyone who is able, focus on Nighthawk until he is unconscious. Attack freely."

Toby nods to Kay. Toby flies within close range of Nighthawk, and seems to start to create a large sphere of pink energy. As she does so, electric starts to crackle around her body and the sphere that she's creating.

"Hawk!" Falcon says, pulling out an exploding disc. "I got it." Hawk Girl says, doing the same. "Now!" Together they both throw their discs at Kay.

smoke clears Kay is still standing there, unmoved. She's dusting herself off with her free hand, still holding Nighthawk with her other and her TK. "Please." Fortunately the grunt of impact was lost in the explosions, she smiles though at Falcon and Hawk Girl, "Orders unchanged. Drop Nighthawk." She commands her team.
 * BOOM BOOM* Both explosions hit at practically the same time and when the

Starlight bounces off the wall using a wing flip, and flies back out to Nighthawk. "Thanks, he's a bit fast for me." she tells Kay. Then tries to slam a tiny fist up under Nighthawk's jaw.

Krak! Nighthawk's head rocks bag as Starlight connect with a flying uppercut. He's knock ed up to the ceiling slams flat onto the ground again.

Total Babe targets Nighthawk as instructed, running in hard and firing her pistol at him.

Toby throws the sphere of kinetic energy at...empty space. Toby mutters something under her breath.

Total Babe's blast thunks Nighthawk in the chest. He winces. His armor absorbs some of it, but not all.

Kay keeps hold on Nighthawk, not squeezing him this time. She hopes she can get the drop on Hawk this time and in a flash she is gesturing towards the other woman, more crimson energy flares and she tries to snag hold of Hawk with her TK as well!

Nighthawk strains enough to gain sufficient breathing room to squeeze out of the telekinetic hold.

With Nighthawk well out of reach Okami moves forward, throwing a strike at Falcon.

Falcon pulls his batons out to try and intercept Okami's incoming attack. He's not fast enough, but neither is Okami as his strike misses.

Toby hmms, and gets a crazy idea. Toby heads over to the controls of the portal, and tries to figure out how they work.

Toby shakes her head at what she tried before, and instead, Toby tries drawing a line of pink light from herself to him

As the line is drawn, the same pink light that surrounds Toby surrounds Nighthawk, and he is grasped by the light.

Utility hears Kay directing them to target nighthawk and mentally says, "Got it!" over the communicators. She the moves up towards Nighthawk and readies yet another plasma blast as she says, "I don't care what you're trying to do, I'm not letting you leave this place unbound!"

"Arrrgh!" Nighthawk yells, as he's scorched by the plasma blast.

Nighthawk is still conscious, but just hanging on...

Krak! Starlight finishes off Nighthawk with a flight-powered punch to the jaw.

As Nighthawk goes down Kay nods, "Toby, reel him in. Everyone else, focus on that one." She points at Falcon.

The controls of the portal thrum to live as the device activates. The portal turns on and opens a gate to another dimension. There's someone standing just on the other side.

Well, if at first you don't succeed... Okami follows up his punch with a second, hoping to force the miscreant to either block again or dodge (although he'll settle for hitting him as well).

Okami's punch connect with Falcon solidly in the gut. He grunts and stagger back a step, holding his abdomen.

Total Babe figures something has to be done to stop Puma - and possibly others - coming through the portal. So she dashes across the room at full belt and presses the big CLOSE button, which looks like the one for just such emergencies!

An alarm klaxon sounds and the giant vault door slides shut. Puma hesitates a moment before rushing forward. She leaps forward and just manages to escape from being sealed in the portal room.

Puma lands on the ground, prone. "It's done," she says. "Let's get out of here."

Kay could have sworn that thing /wasn't active/ when she checked it before, nothing was on, and now it's activating on it's own, and some new person is coming in. "Do not let them re-acquire their companion. Focus on the male. Bring them down one by one." And then a red field snaps into existence around her and she's flying off, zooming across the field towards Puma, whom, she tries to grab and snatch up off the ground! "You're right, you're done. Whoever you are."

Falcon presses a button on his belt and several things happen in quick succession. First, the controls for the portal short out and the the device powers down again. Second, a series of explosions rock the building. A circular hole is opened in the ceiling of the control room. The explosives in the floor above also detonate, but after Okami's tampering, it's not powerful enough to blow through.

"It didn't blow!" Falcon says. He fires a grapnel into the room above and zips upward and out of the portal room. On his way up, he throws an exploding disc at the damagaed but structurally intact ceiling in the room above.

The explosive disc is enough to destroy the weakened section of floor/ceiling. Above, is the night sky, visible through holes in the two levels above the portal room. After the debris falls through, Hawk Girl maneuvers beneath it and fires a grapnel straight up.

"Go!" Puma says. Hawk Girl give a look back to Puma before being yanked by her cable up and out of the Transmat building.

Toby releases Nighthawk, and follows Falcon. Once regaining LoS, Toby tries to grab him with her TK.

Toby draws the line of light to Falcon, and surrounds Falcon with pink light, grasping him.

<SGG> Utility says, "Situation's changed. Target?"

<SGG> Kay says, "Falcon."

<SGG> Utility says, "Roger."

Utility looks up at Falcon as she suddenly flies up in a -very- fast blast as she pushes her plasma flight to its limits before she flips backwards through the air, blasting him in the face with plasma as she says, "No dice!"

With Falcon held by Toby's teke field Okami takes the opportunity to unload on him with everything he has, lashing out with the weighted chain in his most powerful attack.

With Falcon up and out of his sight Okami instead chooses to move toward the only villain left in the room who is still standing, Puma. Quickly closing the distance he throws a strike at the newly arrived traveler.

Puma grunts, as Okami strikes her. She swings her legs around, pommel-horse style, and jumps up onto her feet. "Hitting a downed opponent? That's sporting of you," she says. "How about this? Let Falcon go, and I come along peacefully."

Falcon drops a smoke bomb, filling a 20m diameter area with smoke in the room upstairs.

Kay smirks, "We don't make deals with costumed criminals. As soon as we secure you and Falcon was it? All three of you will go directly to jail and the other girl will become a wanted criminal in a city full of heroes."

Total Babe sighs as se can't follow Falcon through the smoke. So she turn to face puma, pistol at the ready, in case she tries something.

<SGG> Kay says, "Toby, bring him down here and out of that cloud."

Total Babe lunges in a couple of metres and fires on Puma.

Puma leaps for Kay, claws out. Total Babe's blast intercepts her in midair, and she's sent sprawling sidelong, unconscious before she hits the floor.

Kay shakes her head at Puma then nods to Total Babe, "Good shot."

Total Babe says, "Thanks. She was almost too quick for me, though."

"Alright, let's round these three up and get them to cells where they can do no more damage. We'll need to get a Bolo out on Hawk Girl, give descriptions to police artists, or any pictures..." Kay looks over towards Utility curiously, cybernetic and all. "Lets wrap this up and give the facility back to Transmat."