Log:Science Fair, Scene 4

Science Fair 2007/07/07 	 Allure Artemis Blue Angel Nils Sunderland Vicki 4

"We're about five minutes away," Blue Angel says as she flies to the neighborhood where Nils lives, carrying Allure in one arm, and Nils in the other. The terrain underfoot turns to subdivisions populated with cookie-cutter houses.

Allure tries to sort out in her head exactly where in town this is, then realises she should pay more attention to business. "Who's likely to be there? What's the plan?"

Meanwhile, Nils fiddles with a PDA.

Nils says, "My mom is probably home right now... I'm trying to establish contact with Vicky, Mark I. She should be able to protect her!" He continues trying to enter commands on the PDA.

Allure says, "I hope so - how powerful is the Mk 1?"

Blue Angel says, "I don't think I have much in the way of a plan. Artemis has probably beaten us there."

Nils smiles proudly as he says, "She's built tough, but she's not as bright as the current model." His smile fades at this last part. "Not as cute, either."

Allure says, "Right - I don't know how much use I'll be. It would be a woman...."

Blue Angel says, "You two had better stay back when we get there, then." Her tone is serious, but she doesn't sound entirely thrilled by the notion.

Allure says, "I'll do my best to protect your mother too, Nils."

Blue Angel says, "Almost there.."

Nil's PDA beeps happily -- something good has happened. Nils looks up from his PDA and says to Allure, "Thanks." His smile seems genuine.

Nils says, "I'm in... Oh no..! Artemis is already in my basement lab, and she's got my mom!"

Allure says, "How 'got'? Holding onto her?"

Angstrom offers Allure a look at the PDA screen. It shows the scene in the Nil's basement. It's a fairly impressive laboratory. Artemis stands over a computer and connecting a device to it. Nil's mom, a round and sandy haired woman in her forties sits in a chair, seeming too terrified to move.

The camera perspective sweeps slowly as though the camera is moving to scan the surroundings in the room.

Allure says, "Is there a basement window we can come crashing through?"

Nils says, "There's a storm door that leads to the basement along the side of the house."

Allure says, "Have to do. Blue Angel, get me as close as you can to Nil's mum. At the very least I can try to stop her from targetting her."

On the PDA screen, Artemis turns towards directly towards the camera. Nils says, "Oh no, she's spotted Mark I!"

Allure says, "Have Mk I keep her busy then - it'll be a distraction for our entrance!"

Blue Angel lands outside the storm door for the basement. She breathes a sigh, audible from behind her mask. "Here we go."

Artemis levels her blaster gauntlet at the Mark I. Instead of an energy beam, she unleashed a burst of light at the robot.

Vicki, Mark I says, "Warning. Optical sensors impaired!"

Blue Angel flings open the basement door and enters the basement. She tries to zap Artemis while she's distracted by the robot.

Blue Angel's aim is true. The laser blast hits Artemis, but the bolt seems to stop an inch short of its target, blocked by some kind of force field. Blue Angel draws back a little. o O ( Oh, crud. )

Allure dashes through the storm door and down the stairs, bent on interposing herself between Artemis and Nil's mother.

Nils runs in behind Allure. He shouts, "Mark I, get her!"

Vicki rises out of her regeneration chamber, stepping chalantly through the glass covered bed. She trudges across the floor blindly, crushing motorized frisbee underfoot, until she gets to where she thinks the invader is. She reaches out and tries to grab at her.

The robot's arms clutch at air; it's facing the wrong direction when it tries to grab Artemis.

Nil's mom gets up from her chair, she looks around at all the people now in her basement, still terrified. "Nils! What's going on!"

Nils shouts out, "Mom! Run!"

Artemis steps forwards and aims a blast of plasma at Allure. She tries not to take her eyes off of Blue Angel as she does so.

Allure winces as the blast strikes her, but takes it. "Run, get out of here!" she calls to Nil's mum.

Blue Angel tries to blast through Artemis's Force Field again.

This time the blast strikes Artemis in the back and knocks her to the floor.

Nils runs to a chest in the basement. He opens it and starts rummaging for gear.

Artemis says, "I'm surprised that you made it out of the base alive. If I were you, I wouldn't press my luck, kids." She tries to leap to her feet, assisted by her thrusters and unleash a plasma bolt at Blue Angel.

The blast slams Blue Angel backwards through the basement. She slams through a racks of chemicals and slams into the wall with a painful sounding Krang!

Blue Angel climbs slowly to her feet, with debris and smashed robot parts clattering to the floor around her. She seems unsteady on her feet, but still she aims for Artemis.

Blue Angel misses and instead punches a hole in the family's hot water heater. Steaming water spills across the floor.

Allure says, "abruptly switches tactics and charges as hard as she can at Artemis, trying to shoulder her into Vicki's flailing arms."

Nils pulls a rifle from the chest he's been searching through. He aims quickly and pulls the trigger. The gun shoots a canister at Artemis with a Poont! sound.

Allure misses the faster Artemis, but does her best to keep her position between Artemis and Nils' mum.

Nils misses. The canister smashes against the basement wall and encases a section of it in ice.

Mark I tries in vain to grab the fast-moving Artemis.

Nil's mother turns and runs up the stairs from the basement, shrieking.

Allure thinks. o O (That a relief, at least!)

Artemis looks around at the forces gathered against her. She moves over to the computer she was working and connects a component to the console.

A button lights up on the device and Artemis presses it.

Suddenly sparks fly as all of the computers in the basement short circuit. At the same time, Mark I falls over on it's side, inert.

Blue Angel lowers her aim, hoping to topple Artemis with a well aimed blast.

Angel's laser volley strikes Artemis in the leg, knocking her to the ground.

Allure runs over to Nils and his box of toys. "Anything I can use here?"

Nils looks around as all of his computer, representing years of his work, explode in smoke and sparks. "Nooooo!" he says. He grabs a canister from his chest of toys and tries to blast Artemis. He seems to angry to respond to Allure.

Nil's aim is true. The canister hits and the contents explode around Artemis, crystallizing into a sheath of ice.

Allure grabs the spare gun and a random cannister - any one but the freezing one - that's probably done the trick already. Nils can always shout at me if she's picked badly. :)

A plasma bolt weakens the sheath of ice enough for Artemis to break free. She stands on her feet and crouches defensively.

Blue Angel flattens Artemis with another laser blast.

Allure fires her gun at Artemis.

A massive sonic blast from the exploding cannister knocks Artemis down and out!

Nils drops his gun and runs over to Vicki. "Mark I! Mark I! Say something!"

Allure for her part reloads the gun with a cannister of the same colour and covers Artemis with it, just in case.

Blue Angel walks up on the Artemis and covers the power armor as well.