Log:Alien Legacy, Scene 3

Alien Legacy 2011/01/14 	 Black Widow Warrior Ant Yellow Jacket Mantis Aoi Bard Devil Dog Shadow Phoenix Sword Dancer 3

Situated in the rural area to the southwest of Colonial Bay, Blank Asylum is the local asylum for the criminally insane. The windows are barred, and the walls are high around the grounds. A large wrought iron gate across the road leads onto the grounds proper. From that gate, a winding road through slightly hilly terrain leads to the main building. The building itself is almost like a building from a bygone era, built in the 1700's by Antiochus Blancovich, it inspires a 'gothic' feeling to the ara. It's little wonder that there are no residences nearby, other than a few scattered farms. If anything, it looks reminiscent of some of the castles in modern-day Great Britain.

A report of a potential breakout at Blank Asylum goes out over police bands. There's a report of an officer down, as well. UEMS is responding, in addition to the local police, but it's unclear how long it will take to get there.

The police, through the help of DA Chamberlain in Colonial Bay, send out a call to many of the local heroes to check it out, and to help quell the situation.

FOOOOOSH! Phoenix rockets in over the horizon, skimming above the earth just high enough to avoid setting the landscape on fire.

Aoi picks up the police radio message and hurries down to the secret underground facility to change into something less comfortable but more suited for the occasion. Heading out from the concealed tunnel she goes first to Kihzra's new residence to see if ASword Dancer want's to come.

Devil Dog explodes onto the seen, just secconds after the call goes out for help, appearing in a ball of fire high in the air and freefalling his way down toward the ground. As he falls he tries to get a good look at what is going on, he was sure to start pritty high up, he could be sky diving for a hand full of secconds.

Sword Dancer grins. "Is action? Fight? Is good! Vese days, I do onry dance...."

Sword Dancer quickly gets her boots on.

Sword Dancer says, "Am ready!"

Aoi flies to the scene carrying Sword Dancer, and looking for a command area, police cars and men in suits, when she gets to the asylum.

Shadow is jumping from tree top to tree top when he arrives he stays a bit back watching the situation from ten meters up in a tree.

Sword Dancer is an excited if somewhat nervous flyer. It's not an experience she's had much, but she's never trusted much in technology.

Bard has been running, and for Bard he can run fast. He reaches the scene and takes a moment to catch his breath. "Hey." He says to the police men.

The heroes arrive at about the same time. There appears to be what remains of a police car just inside the gate. The car is currently on fire. Large holes have been bored through it, probably by some kind of energy beam. One officer is down on the ground, bleeding. Another is currently hiding behind his car..though clearly thinking about running for other cover, since it's on fire.

Near the entrance to the asylum itself are several people. Four, in fact, one of whom appears to be in the standard jumpsuit of an inmate. There's a large hole in the ground, where it looks like something along the lines of a backhoe has been digging, and a large blown out section of wall nearby, which clearly the four people just came out of.

--- Yellow Jacket

A woman...whose facial features look like that of an insect. Large multi-faceted eyes, and mandibles. She has wings sprouting from her back, as well. If it weren't for those couple of changes, she might otherwise, be considered good looking.

--- Mantis

Blades extend out a good foot and a half beyond the hands from the wrists of this woman with a green and yellow carapace. Her blond hair is cut short, in a bob. Her legs look quite powerful.

--- Warrior Ant

It looks like a humanoid ant hybrid. The head has mandibles and antennae. The body of this creature is more human-like, with a hard red/brown carapace over it. It stands about six feet tall, and likely weighs over 200 pounds. It's hard to tell exactly how much more, due to the carapace.

--- Black Widow

Clearly was a Goth previously. She's dressed in a tight fitting black catsuit, with a red hourglass in the middle of her back. Her hair is black, and cut so it hangs low over her left eye. Her eyes are lined by dark eye liner, and her face is a pallid white, as are her hands.

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Sword Dancer has her sword ready to deflect any laser beams or whatever that come near her. Yes, she can do that. Don't try to explain to her it's not physically possible to react that quickly. She has a poor grasp of physics.

Yellow Jacket is laughing somewhat maniacally...her eyes glowing bright yellow. She lets loose with another beam of energy from her eyes at the car just as the heroes get into visual range.

Bard begins to move towards the escaped ladies. As he moves, casually as he always does, he whistles. He sees that for once the fairer gender is the one trying to break stuff. His hands in his pockets, Dang can you be more relaxed? Handsome guy, smiling, just escaped, it must be their lucky day huh?

The police car is hit with the energy beam from Yellow Jacket, causing the officer behind it to dive for cover away from the vehicle.

Aoi tells Sword Dancer. "I need to go rescue the police officer. Where do you want to be dropped off?"

Sword Dancer grins. "Crose to virrains."

Devil Dog sprouts his flaming wings only 50 M from the ground and flaps a few times to slow his skydiving act, coming to a loud and hard landing just on top of the flaming reck of the car. Impacting with a Crunch he obsorbs the impact with hands and feet and squats on top of the car, just watching the four creatures in front of him. He's probably more insane than they are.

Aoi nods and swoops down to drop Kihzra off beside the villain group.

Shadow jumps out of the trees, clearing the gate and advancing from a flank from the. other heros.

Bard waves to the insane ladies. "Hello ladies, and insectiod friends" His voice surrounds them through an illusion. "A pleasure to meet you." He is still walking closer, but not without his wit about him."

Sword Dancer targets Yellowjacket, since she's the one tossing energy beams about. She grins, calling, "I stop you, virrain! Bruohn!" and charges straight at her, bringing down her sword (the flat) with improbably might as she invokes her ancient ancestor.

Sword Dancer chose to focus on defence; in consequence her blow misses. "Qhah, are fast!"

Shadow disappears from sight reappearing 20m further continuing his flanking maneuver.

Yellow Jacket had just nimbly avoided Sword Dancer's attack, but seems focused on Bard. For multiple reasons. She screams, "ANOTHER one! One who got to keep his looks!" She takes off, flying directly toward him, despite the protests of Black Widow, who grimaces. Yellow Jacket closes about half of the distance, and lets loose with another energy blast at Bard.

Yellow Jacket's blast tears a large furrow in the ground, ripping up the relatively nicely manicured lawn.

Bard side steps the attack with ease. "Thank you for the compliment. I take it you enjoy how I look then?" He smiles softly. "Though, I'm afraid your aim is off." His smile fades.

Mantis steps forward to engage Sword Dancer...somewhat appropriately. She takes a swing with one of her scythe-like appendages. "Just...leave us alone!"

Sword Dancer deflects the appendage just enough with her sword that it strike her skimpy armour. Though she goes flying backward a few metres she lands on her feet, grinning. "Qhah! Is good fight!"

Devil Dog growls out frustratedly, "Damn Lunes." as he hurls himself off of the car and straight at YellowJacket, her having moved most of the distence for him. After moving 12 M he flairs out his wings and snaps one hand in a wide arc, the good ol' flaming whip mateariolizing from nothingness as it streeks for the side of the crazy lady's head.

Yellow Jacket is sent sprawling sideways, landing on the turf a good four meters away. "Ooof!"

Phoenix banks and veers towards Yellow Jacket, who;s gone and fired at the wrong musician. She pulls up to a hovering stop about 30 meters from the inmate, and unleashes a two-handed torrent of fire at her. o O ( Let's see what you're made of...)

Yellow Jacket ends up screaming as the flames engulf her, and she goes silent. She looks kind of charred too.

Bard rushes forward, nodding to phoenix then turning back to his targets. He smiles and does what Bard does best, starts singing. "Denying the Lying, A million Children fighting, For lives in strife, For hope beyond the horizon." He moves his hands past eachother infront of him and an eigth note appears before shattering like glowing fictional glass. "A dead world, A dark path, Not even crossroads to choose from, All the blood red carpets before me, Behold this fair creation of God" His voice captivating but there is a terrifying note potentially piercing Mantis's Skull, forcing her mind to tear itself apart to some degree." He looks to Black widow as if to tell her his next target is her.

Mantis winces, and looks over in the direction of Bard. She...doesn't seem as affected as she should be, based upon Bard's past experience.

Aoi continues flying after dropping Sword Dancer and hops over the burning car to close on the terrified police officer, "Let's get you out of here." she says, picking him up on the move and flying with her battlesuit between him and the villains as she takes him to a place of relative safety.//full move grab-by

The officer nods to Aoi, "Thanks. Take 'em down fast, so we can get my partner some medical attention."

Aoi takes the police officer away from the villians and around the corner of a barn out of sight and behind cover.

Aoi says, "Would it be safe to move your partner, sir? If I can move him I'll bring him here so you can give emergency aid until the paramedics arrive."

Black Widow reaches out with a hand toward Sword Dancer, and tendrils of webbing extend from her fingertips, attempting to wrap around the swordwoman.

The officer shakes his head, "I couldn't tell. I didn't get a good enough look. The crazy one blasted him."

Black Widow's webbing goes just wide. She says to Warrior Ant. "Get ready. Anisoptera."

Sword Dancer thinks. o O (Irp grimyt!)

Devil Dog notices the villain to hero ratio and hrrms, hearing the Spider's words. Spinning in mid air he suddenly is heading back the way he came, rocketing up to speeds of 90 MPH as he heads into the woods.

Black Widow steps sideways, and jumps down the hole in the ground, disappearing from view.

Shadow disappears again appearing 20m closer than before.

Sword Dancer starts fighting more cautiously, realizing she's been overconfident, and waits for them to make the first move.

Mantis...backs away from Sword Dancer, but keeps her eyes on the other woman. She glances toward Bard at least once, and then she then jumps down the hole as well, following Black Widow.

Sword Dancer attempts to swat Mantis with her sword before she escapes!

Phoenix flies over to the hole, with her flames roaring louder and brighter for extra speed. She follows Mantis down the hole.

Sword Dancer is not having a good day, and somehow is too slow to strike Mantis.

Mantis manages to just narrowly avoid Sword Dancer's swing, diving into the hole. Apparently followed by the over confident Phoenix.

Aoi starts to return to the incident and sees the villains vanishing down a hole. Activating her neutrino scanning system she tries to trace the route of the tunnel she assumes the hole leads to.

Bard charges to the hole, he moves as fast as he can to get there to make sure Phoenix doesn't get hurt. He calls out. "You don't have to run, you don't have to fight! We can see if we can help you!" He cries out/down the hole.

Sword Dancer thinks. o O (Zha pfysta!)

Warrior Ant glances at Bard...and then steps into the hole...and digs, promptly filling the hole up behind him, trapping Phoenix in the dark. With three villains.

Phoenix says, "I'm giving you one chance to surrender."

The underground area is indeed a tunnel, leading off toward the northeast. Where it looks like it branches several times.

Black Widow shakes her head. "Follow us, and you will die." She reaches out and extends her webbing to try to engulf Phoenix.

The webbing goes wide, and Black Widow shakes her head. "You're a fool. You wouldn't last more than a couple of seconds against Dragonfly."

Phoenix counters, "I will say hello to him, on your behalf."

Shadow teleports to where the hole was, then glances around, "How deep is it?" he ask.

Sword Dancer says, "Do not know." She looks at the turned soil and raises her sword.

Sword Dancer curses herself for making a mess of this, just because she wanted a good fight. She sets to digging out the ground where the tunnel was filled in with her sword!

Swords are not the best implements for digging, generally. But then, Kihzra wields a sword unlike anyone else. She slices at the ground, again and again, almost too fast to see, throwing dirt out of the previous hole, till she's neck deep in the ground.

Aoi flies over to above where Phoenix got to in the tunnel complex and calls out, "Under here." before phasing and continuing her flight down to the tunnel itself.

The officer uses his held action to head back toward the fracas, wanting to check on his fallen comrade.

Mantis scrambles further down the tunnel, into the darkness. Running at a full clip.

Black Widow chuckles quietly, and smiles...the light from Phoenix's flames flickering across her face. "Well...we'll see, yes. We'll see." She runs down the tunnel as well, taking a different branch.

Shadow glances around a bit frustrated.

Aoi disengaged the phasing system and lands close to Phoenix. "It's a maze down here." She tells Phoenix. "What's your plan?" she adds while holding ready to fire at Warrior Ant in the event of hostile action.

Warrior Ant chitters....and starts to head down the tunnel. Kicking up dirt, and filling in the tunnel as he goes.

"Aoi, good to see you again," Phoenix says. "Not so long ago, we were fighting Domina and Mortua. "The plan? Improvise."

The tunnel starts to fill up, sealing Aoi and Phoenix in what is effectively a very, very small room.

Aoi tells Phoenix, "They'll be out of the range of my scanning system very soon. I can dig, but not as fast as that creature can fill up the tunnel.

Aoi says, "Phoenix, can you stop flaming? You're burning all the oxygen in this chamber."

Sword Dancer keeps on digging furiously with her sword.

Phoenix looks to Aoi, "I don't think I can follow them for long enough, not while traveling underground." She floats up towards the surface and begins to melt her way through.

Bard is, at this point, praying. As his fire using girlfriend is underground chasing someone who can refill tunnels faster than a landslide.

A hole is quickly cleared, between those digging from above, and those digging from below.

Having heard calls of 'officer down' while at her base, Guardian was in a meeting with Colonel Knox, giving him a report about the whole planning for the Wolfguard operation when the police scanner squealed that. "Pardon me sir, time to make the donuts." she offers to the Colonel before grinning and stepping out the door. Once outside, she's off like a shot... burning through her stored reserves with a vengeance as she accelerates up to supersonic speeds well over the city's rooftops. Slowing down as she approaches the site, she angles for a graceful landing while calling out, "What's going on?"

Yellow Jacket slowly starts to come to, groaning quietly. She still looks like she's been grilled, after getting blasted with the flames.

Sword Dancer asks, "Where virrains went?" as she breaks through.

Aoi says, "They went through a hole and filled it in after themselves."

Bard moves over once the hole is open, gleeful but hiding it. He simply i glad to see phoenix in one piece.

Phoenix emerges from the ground, ablaze. "They got away, to meet someone named Dragon Fly, I believe."

Shadow glances at the last remaining insectoid and walks over to her, "Welcome back partner."

Sword Dancer makes a face. "Ajah! Pfysta. Pfu!"

Yellow Jacket curls up into a ball, and starts to rock back and forth, muttering something to herself.

Sword Dancer kicks at the dirt in frustration.

Phoenix adds, "It's like a maze down there. Tunnels, branching in difference directions."

Sword Dancer says, "Is strange, yes?"

Shadow squats down, poking the flambed insect, listening to her mumblings.

Bard nods. "Like an Ant hill I'd assume. We got one lead." He motions back to Yellow Jacket, though, it's sadly the least sane of any of them... I'll start asking around if anyone knows about this... Dragon fly, was it?"

"Who is wounded?" asks Guardian as she steps over to the downed officer. She doesn't have any -real- paramedic training... but she asks, "Is it safe to move him? I can med-evac'im unless you want to wait for the ambulance? I saw it from overhead on the way here... it's not too far out." She's crouching beside the wounded officer by this time.... everything else can wait.

Sword Dancer says, "Dragonfry? Is insect, no?"

Guards come out of the asylum...and a couple more police cars are coming up the road toward the asylum's grounds. Yellow Jacket doesn't respond to Shadow's prodding. Her words: "Kill...Syphon. Why him? Get them all...musician. Kill...."

Sword Dancer says, "Cha - Syphon - is name I know - qhah! Is evirr Spirit!"

The officer looks up to Guardian, "I think we need a real stretcher. They probably have one inside. Something to keep his back straight."

Bard hears yellow jacket even from this distance. "Well, it gives us a lead, or atleast a way to look." He looks to Phoenix, with a look of 'I was worried, don't do that again.'

The sirens get closer...it looks like an ambulance is enroute as well.

Aoi runs a quick self-test on the battlesuit systems, pleased at the effectiveness of the phasing system.

Phoenix smiles to Bard as if to say 'no sweat!' She waves to him before rolling onto her back. She floats over to the police car that was on fire. She blazes hotter and brighter, using her abilities to extinguish the car fire.

Sword Dancer goes over to Yellowjacket. "Who kirr Syphon? Kill orr - who is orr?"

"Understood..." saya Guardian as she surges to her feet, "Someone find me a stretcher!" She barks out. She may not have the stupendous persoanl charisma like some others... but what she does have is the aura of command, something she's used in the past. She's an officer for pete's sake... whoever Pete is. But she glances over and sees the ambulance approaching... so she lifts her arms over her head and waves them at the driver.

Bard sighs and starts talking to the guards. He wants to know what these people are capable of. Where they lived, and he's got to track them down and fast.

The guards look hesitant, but they take Yellow Jacket back into custody. "We better get her back inside, before she lashes out at someone again." One of them looks to Bard, "I've never seen the other three before. Only this one. She's a former model. Obsessed about her looks. I'm sure there's more to it than that, but you'd have to ask one of the quacks inside."

The ambulance and police cars roll up, and the paramedics get out to deal with the downed officer.

Shadow glances around, seeing everything is being taken care of he jumps off into the trees, leaving the party behind.

Once the officer is tended to, Guardian steps away, giving the medics room to work. She then glances about at the others gathered and approaches Phoenix, whom she knows fairly well. "Captain." she says respectfully as she approaches, "What happened here?"