Log:ACRO - The Enemy Ace Connection, Scene 3

ACRO - The Enemy Ace Connection 2010/06/17 	 Jade Kuroko Phoenix Aoi Enemy Ace Mortua Domina Ruger

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-- Ed Note: A message from Qball to other heroes, which sets up this scene. -- We've located a safehouse just outside of Colonial Bay where the supervillains Mortua, Domina, and Ace are hiding out. Mortua and Domina were responsible for the murder of Richard Chan in Chinatown roughly a month ago. Mortua can kill with her touch. Domina is a mentalist. Not much is known about Ace other than that he wears a suit of powered armor. In order to take down these villains, we're going to need to put together a team of heroes, a strike force.

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Jade keeps an inconspicuous distance as she does an omniscanner scan of the house. "This-is-all-of-us? We're-doomed."

Aoi arrives at the arranged meeting point in a purchased secondhand car with slightly tinted windows, as being a mode of transport least likely to be spotted than flying in.

Aoi looks for the large band of heroes she's sure will have responded to the call.

This is suburbia: no towering buildings as to the east, but laid out as far as the eye can see thousands of lower to higher middle income houses. There are strip malls, grocery stores, and other commercial buildings, schools and hospitals, none over three stories tall, all with parking lots. And there is more green space than in the city, but there's little sense of a heart.

Creekfield, however, is something of an exception. If you know where to look, you can still find a trace of the old village, with a couple of churches and some older houses, and even the ancient schoolhouse, still used as a meeting hall, clustered about the creek which gave the town its name.

The address that you've been led to by the information from Don 'Killer' Simms is a quiet suburban two-story home. With a picket fence and a garage. It looks - perfect. Among a sea of similar nearly perfect homes in the suburban neighborhood. Ideal landscaping and an ideal exterior to the house means...no one will ever pester the owners.

Kuroko says [in Japanese (Kansai dialect)]: "Dontcha worry, jo-chan. Ahm sure we'll be able to handle these punks."

Jade waits at the arranged place to pass out communicators as arranged to the arriving heroes.

Kuroko takes a comm and settles it in her ear.

Aoi parks near to those heroes already arrived and steps out, "Hi. So this is it? Where are the villains? And where are the rest of the heroes?"

Jade says, "There-are-four-people-in-there two-on-the-ground-floor-and-one-in-the-basement at-least-one-in-the-basement-has-powered-armour."

Kuroko pulls out her PDA and checks if they have a listed phone number for this address.

Phoenix shows up in a low profile manner, riding a taxi over fro the maglev. She has a coat on over her uniform, a ballcap, and her aviator shades. "Hey," she says as she approaches the others. She smiles, "Are we ready to go?"

Aoi says, "Jade, if you'd like to turn off that device you're using I'll scan the building."

Jade passes Phoenix a communicator and repeats what she's learned. "I-was-hoping-for-a-bigger-turnout againt-the-likes-of-Domina-and-Mortua-we'll-need-a-plan espscially-if-that's-all-of-us.

Jade nods and turns off the omniscanner.

Aoi activates her neutrino scan system and checks the building out.

Kuroko hmms, "Good day to you all Do we know what our opponents capabilities are?"

Phoenix puts on her communicator and nods to Jade. "I think that Domina is the biggest threat. But I really don't know anything about Ace."

Kuroko says, "What is that person capable of?"

Jade says, "Domina-is-the-biggest-yes but-Mortua-is-a-problem-for-those-of-us-without-ranged-attacks."

Phoenix looks to Kuroko. "If you can disguise yourself as Simms, you can work Domina into a position where you can take her out, or where we can gang up on her."

Kuroko says, "Yes, but what are her powers?"

[To Kuroko] Phoenix says, "She used her powers to disguise herself as a little girl when we last encountered her."

Jade says, "In-all-likelidhood-this-Ace-is-Enemy-Ace-who-escaped-from-Tranquility-with-the-others."

[To Phoenix] Kuroko says, "That doesn't sound so dangerous."

Aoi says, "There's two females on the ground floor. Seated and watching what is probably a TV set. One male in the basement making adjustments to a occuplied battlesuit. Another battlesuit in the basement currently unmanned. The occuplied suit is sleek in design. The other suit is more massive and has a large mechanism on the right forearm. I suspect a multiple weapon system."

Jade says, "He-had-a-tanklike-robotic-body-at-one-point."

[To Kuroko] Phoenix says, "She can probably do the other sort of things that other mentalists can. She is dangerous to have been held on that prison the UEMS maintains on the moon."

Kuroko nods, "Ah. I see. So she is a mentalist. Thank you.

Kuroko says, "As long as she can not see me, she is no threat then."

Jade says, "I-think-we-have-to-deal-with-the-mentalist-first does-anyone-know-if-she-needs-line0of-sight-on-her-targets-like-most-mentalists?"

Jade says, "Remember-also-that-Mortua presumably-the-other-woman kills-by-touch."

Kuroko hmms, "That sounds more problematic."

Phoenix says, "Once we deal with Domina, I'll move on to Mortua. Aoi, so you have ranged weapon systems."

Kuroko says, "Can you find a spot within the building out of sight of all the inhabitants, and tell me the range and bearing?"

Aoi looks to Phoenix. "I can target one of the women from outside, but none of my weapon systems has an effective penetative capability. If you were to blast a hole in the wall I can fire at one a fraction of a second later, catching her by suprize.

Jade says, "I-can't-help-with=that-part but-I'd-better-start-closing-so-I=can=be-of-use-once-things-get-going."

Phoenix nods to Aoi and gives her a thumbs up. "I'll burn my way in and leave a hole large enough for you to shoot through."

Jade starts moving in stealthily (unless told to hang on!).

Aoi says, "I cannot determine which of the women is Domina. So I will shoot at whichever one I have a target lock on. We need both taken into custody, correct?"

Kuroko starts sneaking up as well, looking for the bathroom window.

Jade creeps toward the back of the house.

There is a bathroom on the ground floor, with a small window with frosted glass. It's partially open, even.

Aoi points to a spot where Phoenix and her have a clear shot, except for the small matter of a wall. Once there Aoi activates her scanning system, braces the suit and sets on one of the women, picked at random.

Kuroko peers inside to see if it's oocupied

Phoenix tries to creep to a position within 20m of the wall without windows.

The bathroom isn't occupied right now.

Kuroko vanishes into her shadow and reappears in the bathroom.

Kuroko cracks open the bathroom door and peeks out

Aoi holds herself braced and waits for Phoenix.

Kuroko peers out, and short hall to the bathroom leads past the laundry machines, and into the kitchen, which is where the back door is.

Kuroko whispers into the comm, "In position."

Kuroko hears a woman speak from the television room, "I'm going to go get something to drink. Want anything?" The other woman says, "Nope, I'm good."

Kuroko pulls back and leaves the door just barely ajar, she waits for the woman to pass then peeks out to see if it's Domina.

Flux has arrived...

A dark haired woman in a black catsuit enters the kitchen. There's a certain...aura about her. Like it just...feels wrong. She heads over to the fridge.

Mortua: A woman dressed in a tight leather catsuit. Her face is gaunt and angular, though quite striking. Her black hair is cropped short in a bob. She has black leather boots and gloves on as well. There's a shimmering in the air around her...like a tangible field of some sort.

Kuroko pulls back and whispers into the comm, "Mortua is in the kitchen."

Flux approaches first by air, then on foot, nearing Phoenix.

Phoenix is by a side of the house with no windows. She whispers to Flux, "I'm going to burn my way in, to give Aoi a shot at whoever's inside. Domina is a mentalist - she's the most dangerous target."

Phoenix says over the comms, "If Mortua is in the kitchen, Aoi, does that mean you have Domina targetted?"

Aoi resists the nervous urge to run a final systems check. If she does it's sure to be the moment that Phoenix acts.

Mortua grabs a bottle of water from the fridge, and closes it. She starts to head back out of the room, back into the carpeted hallway.

Flux nods. "Uh. okay. Wnat me to do something?" She looks a bit apprehensive, though ready to do something vaguely useful.

Kuroko whispers, 'Go,"

Phoenix erupts into flames and rockets towards the side of the building with a giant FOOOSHT! With her flames on full, she tries to melt her way into the building while simultaneously thowing flames at Mortua.

Jade breaks into a run for the open window the moment she hears Phoenix start to go.

Mortua was just re-entering the television room as Phoenix rips into the place. Despite being surprised, Phoenix's flames go wide. They do scorch the carpeting and paint, though.

Flux follows Phoenix in, providing assistance by way of readying a barrier of ice to protect her sister-in-flame. Or herself. Depending on what horrible things happen.

Kuroko waits in the bathroom, preferring to stay a hidden asset.

Aoi fires a neutrino pulse at her selected target as soon as the wall is breached and Phoenix is clear of the line of fire, the beam creating a line of shimmering blue glow as it reaches out towards the targeted seated woman. // 8D6 NND vs Power Defense, Braced and Set, OCV 8, DCV 3

Domina: This woman in blond, with her medium length hair tied back into a pony tail. She wears tall leather boots that go above her knees, as well as leather shorts and a matching haltter top. They're not overly revealing, but do give a certain...impression.

Domina is hit...and lets out a grunt as she passes out on the couch.

Aoi loses her set as she clenches both fists and punches the sky, "Yes! It worked."

Jade dives in smoothly through the bathroom window without touching the sides.

Enemy Ace: No longer disembodied, he appears to be in a sleek outfit of ACRO-designed power armor. The suit looks quite aerodynamic, with decent sized shoulderpads, gauntlets, and boots.

Ruger Mk. II: This is a tall suit of power armor, entirely the color of gunmetal, aside from the black letter 'R' on the left side of the chest. It's relatively form fitting, but still quite solidly built. The helmet covers the wearer's full head, and has a blackened visor, as well as several slits in the front where the wearer's mouth would be. The feet are large metallic boots. The left gauntlet is similar to the feet...but the right forearm looks like a large revolver cylinder, with one of the holes at the top.

Jade rolls to her feet, whispering, "What's the situation?" both to Kuroko and on comms.

Kuroko whispered, "Mortua is down the hall on the left, you should be able to get her from behind."

Phoenix heads towards the direction where she thinks the kitchen is. She holds a ball of fire at the ready, with Mortua's name on it.

The hallway is a typical suburban home one...so there's not a ton of room above her. But Phoenix notices Mortua as she turns the corner into the hallway...and notices the assassin with the touch of death only 4 meters away.

The flames wash over Mortua, who remains standing. She looks up at Phoenix and smiles. "Mmm...looks like I get to kill someone today."

Flux erects an icy barrier between Mortua and Phoenix, to disrupt the bad lady's touchy assault.

Mortua steps forward, and reaches up, attempting to grab Phoenix's ankle, despite the flames.

Mortua's hand just misses. She chuckles. "Oh, come on. Don't make me chase you. It'll just end with you both dead AND tired, rather than just dead."

Phoenix backflips ending up just out of Mortua's reach. She bobs in the air in the hallway. She beckons to Mortua with one hand. "I'd like to see you try."

Kuroko hmms, "Good luck to you up here. I will go head off the cavalry." She vanished into her shadow.

Aoi can see that Phoenix is confronted by Mortua, a logical assumption to make as Domina was on the sofa, and goes to her aid. Switching power from the weapon systems to her secondary flight she gets the extra distance needed, at the cost of a reduction on weapon effectiveness. Flying in through the hole in the wall and into a position where Mortua is in sight she fires a neutron pulse intended to disorientate Mortua be slamming her into, and maybe through, a wall.

Mortua is actually knocked sideways, and into the wall, hitting it moderately hard. Like she was shoved.

Flux moves after Phoenix, ready again to do something... vaguely helpful.

Enemy Ace's bootjets kick in...and he flies directly upward, bursting through the ceiling of the basement, causing splinters and carpeting to go flying about the ground floor. He turns to look at the assembled heroes, assessing the situation. He's effectively positioned so that the heroes are between Mortua and himself.

Jade grabs a good solid frying pan and sneaks out of the kitchen behind Mortua.

The pan strikes Mortua. Well, sort of. It never seems to actually touch her body. It hits the tangible field around her, and the pan actually scorches slightly, sliding off the field.

Jade says on comms, "Yeah, *really* don't touch her." She prepares herself to dodge - her force field is already up - as MOrtua is likely to respond to the blow.

Phoenix puts a little distance between herself and Mortua, floating backwards over Ace's head. She uses both hands to direct her fire at Mortua.

Mortua grunts a little bit as she's hit again. She's still conscious, though.

She gets battered around in the hallway, however...and the carpet catches fire.

Flux elects to take action now, indecision gone on long enough. She focuses ice around Mortua to freeze the woman in place. Not that it would stop her for very long judging by the pan of fry.

The ice does start to steam, and fill that area with low lying smoke. But it doesn't disappear completely.

Ruger continues putting on his suit...closing hte other leg. It'll still take him a few more seconds to get completely armored up.

Jade dashes past Mortua down into the basement.

Jade runs up to the guy putting on the armour.

Jade delivers a kick to the guy climbing into the armour the instant she reaches him.

Ruger is hit hard in the arm, and there's a sound of bone breaking. He screams...and passes out, collapsing, still partially in his suit.

The suit didn't go anywhere...instead, he's snapped back and forth with whiplash.

And since the suit was against the wall, his head cracks the wall behind him.

Ruger crumples, leaning forward...blood coming from the wound on the back of his head.

Jade thinks. o O (Damn - I must have too much adernaline going - guess Mortua scared me...)

Jade immediately kneels down to treat him.

Enemy Ace looks around, noticing Domina. "Hmm...who hurt you, my dear? I guess I'll have to ask later." He points his arm at Phoenix, and the metal of the armor on his arm morphs, forming a sizable cannon, with a barrel about 4 inches wide. He then opens fire, loosing a plasma bolt at the flaming heroine.

Mortua finishes burning through the ice, and stands up, looking around...not even looking all that mussed at this point.

Kuroko hmms. . o O (I guess I don't need to deal with him. That leaves the armor and the killer). She vanished into her shadow and appeared in front of Enemy Ace and struck at him with am unbalancing strike.

Enemy Ace is knocked back down through the hole, and hits the concrete floor, cracking it. "Oh dear...I'm afraid you've all forced my hand."

He seems to be...chuckling. "There are twenty bombs scattered around in this neighborhood in peoples' homes. It will be a sad day when Johnny doesn't show up to school tomorrow."

Enemy Ace sounds...quite sincere. "I'll even tell you which homes." He laughs. "After we're away from here, of course."

Kuroko stares at him, "You are the sort of @#$ing scum that give honest criminals a bad name."

Jade says, "Oh-fine I-was-going-to-try-to-treat-your-friend but-if-you-want-to-play=hunt-the-bomb-instead say-how-do-we-know-there-are-really-bombs what-sort-of-bombs?"

Enemy Ace smiles. "You'll be given those details once we're on our way. And you may even arrest Ruger. After all, he's useless to me in that state. You broke him."