Log:Overlord - Antarctica, Scene 1

Overlord's Arrival 2018/05/18 	 Chen Overlord Sword Dancer Copycat Griffin Spirit Guardian

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A rocky shore of Antarctica. There is snow and ice up the hill, away from the coast. Jutting out of the hill is a large cylindrical object, easily a couple of miles wide. It's closer to a building than anything else. Energy is coming in from various directions in a network...meeting at the central tower.

The pylon outside of Colonial Bay has been destroyed, and Starguard has gotten a fix on a potential location where the planet's energy was being sent. The Earth's defenders have done a reasonably job thus far, stopping several of the pylons from doing their job. A couple of dozen heroes from around the world are converging on Antarctica, but there's not enough time to coordinate completely. The first to arrive is the contingent from Colonial Bay, led by Commander Perrault. The SG jet comes in low toward the rocky shore of the continent.

Chen is on her PDA during most of the journey to the Antarctica pylon, speaking in German. Early during her conversation she tells the heores in the jet, "The Zu pylon has been destroyed. So has the one near Hamberg."

Dorian taps the pilot on the shoulder, "Drop us off down on the shore there. Then get clear." The pilot nods, "Yes, sir."

Sword Dancer nods. "How many pyrrons are reft?"

After having used the time since their encounter with the Overlord's forces to lick their wounds and attend to each other emotionally- Copycat and Griffin arrived on time for the plane's departure. They both somehow seem closer, more in tune with each other- but otherwise seem like their dramatic defeat previously never happened. If it weren't the end of the world, you might suspect the super-couple were happy.

Griffin sits holding Kat's hand, rubbing the back of her hand with his gloved thumb. He may seem a bit happier, but the SuperSoldier is steeling himself for what is to come.

Chen shrugs, "No idea. Dorian probably knows."

Copycat zips up her winter coat. This one has a fur-lined white hood, and runs down to mid-thigh. "Do you even feel cold?" she asks Griffin as she sits and holds his hand with her gloved one, smiling secretly to herself. Maybe she wants to steal that ability.

Dorian looks over toward Kihzra, "Reports are spotty. About half of them? We still have a couple in the U.S. One in England htat I know of. I can say this: If we do lose today, this Overlord will at least have a Pyrrhic victory."

Sword Dancer has put on fur-trimmed boots, but otherwise is just wearing her metal bikini, currently. She does, however, have a fur cloak slung over the seat next to her.

The jet slows to a hover, kicking up rocks from the shore as it gets within five feet of the ground. Dorian waves to the others, "It's go time." The ramp drops in the back, and he jumps out, landing on the shore.

Chen says, "We're not going to give him even that. Losing is not on my bucket-list for today." She glances over to Griffin and Kay. "Want to copy my toughness until something better comes along?" she asks Copycat.

Copycat remembers how touch she was the last time she copied Chen. "Sure. So long as you're okay with it."

Sword Dancer throws her cloak over her shoulders, takes her sword in hand and leaps out of the plane after Dorian.

"Oh- not these days. Not in a year or two, now" Griffin says with a smile. "I kind of miss it to be honest." He admits as he looks to her with glowing eyes.

Their conversation gives away why the SuperSoldier is dressed as he normally would be- even wearing short-sleeves despite the sub-freezing temperatures outside.

He looks up at Chen's offer to Kat appreciatively. She's one of the few people who idly are more durable than he is- so to protect Kat, he's naturally on board and happy to see Kat is too.

Chen grins, "I'd really like a dozen of me here. Two is better than one. Go for it, Kat."

Copycat looks to Griffin and offers a sympathetic smile at him missing cold. "I'd trade you if I could," she teases and gives his hand a squeeze. She's reluctant to let go, but she needs a moment to sync her biology with Chen's. It happens instantly, her form changing to Chen's normal form. But since they're not fighting yet, she closes her eyes for a moment and uses Chen's shapeshiftint ability to turn back into her own appearance, pink hair and all. "Two will have to do for now."

Dorian waves to the others still in the jet, beckoning them forward, "Let's go! We need to get that jet out of here. I want it intact for the return home!"

Chen jumps out of the SG jet. "Looks like the one that was in Colonial Bay. I wonder if it has a drone hatch in the same place. Unless anyone can see a door?"

Copycat flexes her regloved hand and takes Griffin's for a moment. "Good luck," she whispers.

Sword Dancer says, "Qhah! Is not corrd!"

Sword Dancer removes her cloak.

Grififn squeezes her hand back before getting up. "Oh yes." He says wit h a warm slime. "You too. Be safe out there." Then they too depart the plane.

Griffin squeezes her hand back before getting up. "Oh yes." He says wit h a warm smile. "You too. Be safe out there." Then they too depart the plane.

Sword Dancer looks for a hatch, door, or other means of ingress.

The jet takes off again, moving northward to get to a presumably safe distance away. There are orange beams of energy converging on the tower on the hill above you. The energy makes a humming noise that's audible to all. It's otherwise very quiet. There are no drones nearby. The tower itself looks similar to the prior pylons, though slightly shorter and wider.

Spirit shifts to his energy form. "I guess...we go check it out." The building is a good...100m away, up the hill. The distance is easily travelled in short order. When the heroes get a bit closer, it's obvious there are a pair of large..VERY large bay doors.

Chen calls out to Dorian, "Look for a way in, or try and make one?" Her hands morph growing nine inch long claws.

Sword Dancer says, "We go through doors, I think? Qhah, we need big mirror to stop energy."

Copycat lands on the shore with Griffin. The cold isn't affected her anymore, thanks to copying Chen. "Those are some big doors. You know what they say about big doors, right?"

Chen quips, "The bigger they are... the bigger they open?" to Kat.

Griffin smiles. "Big feet?" he replies, using his energy sense to try and scope out the area beyond the energy that's visible.

Sword Dancer starts toward the doors. "Ress talk, more breaking."

Copycat looks at both Griffin and Chen, mouth opening and then closing for a moment. "Yeah, both of those work." She looks embarrassed by whatever was really on her mind.

Chen goes to the doors and tries first to open one of them.

Sword Dancer lends a hand by trying to lever the doors with her (Unbreakable) sword.

Not finding a handle Chen tries to dig her claws in and pull a door open.

Spirit rubs his chin. "I could try to divert the energy up top, but I suspect my energy control...MIGHT not be enough to handle that kind of deluge.

"Need a hand?" Copycat asks Chen as she starts to bulk up into turtle mode.

Chen says to Spirit, "If the tower can handle that amount of energy it's probably immune to any damage we can inflict. But buildings tend to be hard shelled and soft interior."

Chen adds to Copycat, "Yes, please. Four of them."

Copycat sprouts another pair of arms and claws to cling to the door, digging in to help pull.

The door actively fights against the heroes attempting to pull it open. The door is motorized, and that motor doesn't want to open yet. But the heroes manage to slowly pry it open. Both doors open at the same time, even though the heroes aren't pulling on both sides equally.

Inside...is a large being. Huge. He's not quite inert...though he is only barely starting to move. ARound him float a series of drones, dealing with various tasks like checking energy input levels or conduit flow.

A rocky shore of Antarctica. There is snow and ice up the hill, away from the coast. Jutting out of the hill is a large cylindrical object, easily a couple of miles wide. It's closer to a building than anything else. Energy is coming in from various directions in a network...meeting at the central tower.

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Harbinger was large, at twelve feet tall. But this being...dwarfs him. He's approximately thirty meters tall, give or take. His body is encased in a suit of armor consisting of overlapping plates. The armor itself has a greenish tint, though it shines such that the color morphs slightly depending on the angle of the viewer. His head is uncovered, and his skin is the color of charcoal, though bordering on obsidian. His eyes are solid red and he has no obvious other features on his face: no ears, mouth, or nose. He has hair, the same color as his skin, but each strand has the thickness of a large cable. It's long, and flows backward down to his shoulders.

Spirit looks up at the alien. "Uh...think that's the Overlord? I'm thinking it's him."

Sword Dancer slips inside with a twist as soon as there's room, keeping hold of her sword. So even if the door closes someone's on the inside.

Chen snarls, "I hope so. Saves us the trouble of searching for him."

Copycat stares up at the massive being. "I'm really glad I'm copying you right now," she whispers to Chen.

The door doesn't close on its own. The motor isn't running. It was just providing resistance. The Overlord leans forward a bit...and it becomes clear that his 'hair' is really cabling attached to the building itself. Both Spirit and Griffin can see the energy flow through those strands.

Griffin nods in agreement with Spirit. "I'd bet money on it. All that energy is flowing into him through those," he points to the Overlords "hair".

Overlord speaks, though it isn't audible. Instead, it just echose in the head of each person in turn. In your native language.

Sword Dancer grins. "Ok, cut hair. Is good pran."

Overlord says, "You have disturbed us. What is it that you want? A last request before your world is consumed?"

Amplitude nods to the others, "See if you can cut the flow. I can work on keeping him distracted in the meantime."

Spirit nods to the others, "See if you can cut the flow. I can work on keeping him distracted in the meantime."

Copycat bristles at the Overlord's question. She really wants to say something, but she's seen enough sci-fi to worry that one wrong word could doom the world. Uh. Further doom it.

Chen snarls at the Overlord, "Never going to happen. This is where a hero gives you one chance to surrender. Well today facing a mega-killer I didn't bring the hero kit. So my request to you? Die!"

Griffin's eyes fizzle with building energy. "On it, Commander," he says, on board with the plan and ready to adjust as needed. "Get ready, Kat. Don't try anything too crazy."

Copycat mutters, "Crazy? Like what?"

The Overlord replies, "We cannot die. It is not possible. We must consume, though...to remain."

Griffin looks at her with an "I know" look. "Like copying the Overlord so you can be all big tokyo-monstery."

Sword Dancer starts climbing toward the strands - easy compared to the icy cliffaces of her homeland.

Copycat purses her lips. In clear guilt. His levity is helping her copy with the situation at large. "...you know me a little too well."

Spirit chuckles. "Or...Chen can keep his distracted. Either way." He says more loudly to Overlord, losing hte hint of humor from his voice, "Why our world? Why not another?"

Sword Dancer climbs the walls as fast as if she were running!

Copycat shouts up to Overlord, bolstered by Chen's personality occupying her mind. "What are you even remaining for!? What purpose does your existance serve?"

Overlord says, "What purpose does any life serve? We keep the Universe in check. In balance. Without our existence, all would fall."

Chen runs forward and aims a punch at the Overlord. It seems a silly gesture... before her arm extends 30m in length.

Chen strikes the Overlord where his nose would be if he had one.

Chen's punch hits Overlord in the face, and it barely seems to register. It does, as his head does go back a little bit before he turns his gaze back to Chen. He says, "Perhaps some need to learn what their place in this Universe truly is."

Sword Dancer continues up the walls towards the filaments, and starts the more treacherous horizontal journey out toward them, still not slowing.

Griffin has been in Military Ops mode since he crossed the threshold of this master pylon. Once he saw the Overlord himself was inside, he knew it might come down to purely leathal combat especially figting a being who seems to dwarf them all so competely. That became a sure thing once the being began speaking about knowing their place in the universe.

That is something Griffin Freeman doesn't take too kindly to.

He leaps up and out- only to come to a hover just just above the great beings multi-cabled head.

Copycat sees there's some affect from Chen's attack. Emboldened, she takes on Chen's tiger form and sprouts wings. She flies up towards one of the cables, flashing claws and slashing at one of the cables.

One of the cables is cut into, but not severed. Energy starts to cascade out of the cable, like sparks from a cut electrical line.

Spirit knows a direct assault might be a mistake. Better to try something more indirect. He fires a flare at the eyes of the Overlord.

The blast hits the Overlord square in the face, with all of the brilliance of a magnesium flare. The Overlord doesn't laugh. Or even show emotion. "We can see into the heart of a sun. You think you can blind us?"

Sword Dancer makes her way across to the filament, finally reaching it.

Chen continues to close on the Overlord, her arm stretching out again to punch at one of his eyes.

That gets a wince from Overlord at least. He doesn't rock back much, but that's not surprising, given his size.

Griffin Freeman turns horizontally and then his eyes erupt with a flavor of cosmic energy all his own in the form of two pencil thin beams which he lances across the surface of one of the cable.

Much like Copycat's attack, the beam cuts through a cable, though this one severs it entirely. The effect is similar...energy sparking close to teh back of Overlord's head.

Copycat flaps her wings and flies closer, snarling as she takes a clawed swipe to severe her original cable, to save the earth. "This planet is mostly isolated! We aren't imbalancing the universe. How does consuming us amount to anything but your own hunger?"

The cable gets severed, without much difficulty on that second swing.

Overlord turns and it's quite able to turn enough to engage his harrassers. Instead, he raises an arm across his body, aiming for Griffin. His hand glows brightly...and unleashses a torrent of energy at the hero.

The energy blasts past Griffin, engulfing him briefly before he's flung against the wall. The blast also damaged the building itself, but Overlord doesn't seem to be concerned about that.

Griffin Freeman groans under the force of the blast as some of his clothing catches on fire. After hitting the wall, he seems more or less ok- a little surprised though. "Alright, so that's how this is gonna go? Fine. Well then, lets turn it up!" Griffin shouts back at the Overlord.

The heroes had been dropped off by an SG jet on the shore, and moved up to the building where the energy was being gathered. Upon opening the doors, they spotted the Overlord himself...his 'hair' actually a series of conduits for energy being absorbed from the planet.

Abigail arrives with a second set of heroes. There's likely another dozen en route after this, but time is off the essence. She shows up with Guerrier and a couple of other European heroes, in addition to one from China.

Of course, the jet was being at the very least, co-piloted by Abby. So she lagged behind just a bit as everyone approached. But when she sees the whole setup, she lifts her brows, "Well, I've got an idea." she remarks, "But it's really only a last ditch effort, failsafe idea. Griff.. you and I go interpose ourselves in the energy flow and deny him the chance to suck up more. How does -that- sound?" she asks Griffin as she lands behind the group.

A rocky shore of Antarctica. There is snow and ice up the hill, away from the coast. Jutting out of the hill is a large cylindrical object, easily a couple of miles wide. It's closer to a building than anything else. Energy is coming in from various directions in a network...meeting at the central tower.