Log:Enemy of My Enemy..., Scene 4

Enemy of My Enemy... 2008/05/25 Jennifer HMP Lightray Radium Variable 4

The heroes are huddled in the brush by the farm, hidden safely in the woods beyond the fence line.

This is a small farm in a rural section of Virginia, perhaps an hour and a half outside of Colonial Bay. The outskirts of the farm are lightly wooded and bounded by meter tall fence. The farm itself is about an eight of a mile (100") square and mostly consists of flat, grassy terrain. Near the center of the lot there are two buildings, a two story tall barn, and a two-story house. The barn is about 40 meters from the house. A single dusty road leads up to the farm from the surrouding area.

Jessica arrives on her new bike. Not a hoverbike but a good old fashioned 2-wheeler electric. "Not too late am I?" she grins.

Variable shakes her head quietly. "I hope this work," she whispers. "What's the best place for me to set up?

Jennifer checks the real time imagery. "Over there I think, Variable, by the big old Elm. Maybe you could be by it's foot with your head twisted around like you had been fleeing from a predator and broke your neck hitting the tree. Uh, scratch up the bark to make it look good."

Lightray murmurs. "Are the three of you gong to take out the gunmen?"

Jennifer says, "That will be my job. Stand by if I miss."

Variable nods, and concentrates rather heavily on turning into a deer. Well, to external appearances anyway, though it's rather ore complicated than that: for one thing this deer's head doens't contain any vital organs. Then she charges the tree hard and does a good job of breaking her neck.

Variable thinks. o O (That should look convincing enough....)

Jennifer and Jessica don their stealth suits and activate the chameleon systems, virtually fading into the background. They set up within stiking distance of Variable and the spot they expect the vehicle to stop at.

Variable looks really quite dead. Her neck's at an awkward angle.

The atv engine revs as the patrol nears the Variable and the tree. The passenger rides behind the driver and pats him on the shoulder. He points out towards Variable.

The atv rolls to a stop just on the inside of the fence. The passenger dismounts. He's armed with a rifle, but wears it slung over his shoulder. He steps up on the fence to peer more closely at the deer carcass.

The driver asks, "What is it?"

Passenger: "Dead dear... looks pretty fresh too."

Driver: "We should keep on our route..."

Passenger: "Get off your butt and give me a hand with this thing... it'll take us five minutes to haul it in..."

The driver remains on his atv, seeming reluctant to join his friend. The passenger climbs outside the fence and walks up to Variable, to take a closer look at the kill. "Looks like it busted its neck," he calls back to the driver.

The driver has his weapon slung over his shoulder. The passenger does the same. He tries to start dragging Variable over towards the fence.

Variable does nothing.

Jennifer waits to see if the driver will dismount to assist but is ready to act on the instant.

Eventually the driver comes over as well to help his friend. "The plane'll be coming in any minute."

Variable waits, still.

Jennifer moves in with Jessica and tries to take them both down with martial grabs, an arm around their throats to stiffle any outcry.

Jennifer and Jessica move in silently from behind the men, as if part of the woods had become alive. Arms encircle gunmen throats and stifle any outcry as the men are taken down to the ground and choked to unconsciousness.

Jessica grins and says quietly, "Just like Iran '53."

The driver has a radio on him, as well.

Variable shifts back to human form - in particular, the form of the passenger. "Didn't need any help, I see."

Lightray watches the twins take out the gunmen and shakes his head. He quietly murmurs, "Kibin can sneak closer to the barn during your turns around the farm. I =think I will just fly in after the plane has landed. Sound like a good change?"

Jennifer smiles, "Not this time. How about we clean up the other vehicle crew too?"

Jennifer slips out of her stealth suit. "Kibin, try this for size." She buckles on a holo belt and adjusts the image to copy one of the gunmen roughly. Good enough at a distance she hopes.

Variable manages a phyically perfect copy of the passenger, for her part.

Kibin looks at the suit, saying, "Well.. might be possible in human form."

Before too long, the second vehicle can be heard approaching.

Variable suggests "We're having trouble with the vehicle?"

Jennifer nods to Variable. Sounds good."

Kibin shifts to human form, and then puts the suit on. That works.

Variable opens up the engine and pretends to be looking at it.

Ashton quickly gets out of the way and hides.

Lightray stays concealed in the deepr brush, better to hide his glowing form.

"What's going on?" asks the driver of the second vehicle. The atv rolls closer, slowing as it gets near.

Jennifer shrugs and points to Variable tinkering with the engine.

Variable says, "Won't start." She has the man's voice down, too.

Jennifer thinks. o O (Neat. This holo belt is cool but I can't do voices.)

The driver curses. "The planes gonna be here any minute, you know..." He dismounts, and so does the passenger they walk over.

HMP has run from the city after the call. She fast able to run twice as fast as a normal person but still no speed demon. This is the only way she can get around at them moment since she can't ask any of her friends or family a ride out to no where with out many questions. She soon comes she huffing and puffing by the time she sees the glow of lightray. She pushes her self to keep going until reaching him. When she stops and breathing heavy and her legs hurt from running.

The driver walks over to the 'stalled' atv. He looks at Jennifer, "What did you do to it? It was running fine this morning?"

Jennifer hopes Variable is ready as she turns as if to answer and then goes for another martial grab around the gunman's throat taking him down.

Lightray looks over at HMP and silently motions her to silence. He points out at the scene through the brush.

HMP looks over at Lightray and slips close to him and peeks throw the bushes at what's going on. She then looks at Lightray in a whisper tone, "what's going on I can a call to come here but that's about it"

Variable simply reaches out to touch the gunman.

The gunman drops at Variable's stinging touch.

Jennifer takes the gunman down and chokes him unconscious.

Jessica says, "Any rope on the 4-wheelers? We'll want to tie these up. I didn't put mine down very far."

As the two gunmen go does the sound of an incoming airplane can be heard. Low over the horizon, a private airplane comes in for a landing. The unconscious gunmen's radios squawk to life. "We've got the ball. Keep patrolling."

Variable drags the downed man into the bushes and hops back into the vehicle.

Lightray murmurs softly to HMP. "We are taking out this farm that is expecting a drug shipment to fly in. The shipoment and this fram are also likely to be atteacked by a meta named Radium and some other gunmen. We are going to focus on capturing Radium and the drugs. The gunmen are seconddary and can be allowed to escape."

Jennifer hops up beside Variable. "Variable, you remember in the training exercise you said you could look dead, blood and everything. Do you make it look like you smacked your head on a banch? Then I can drive the 4-wheeler back to the barn as if I'm going to bandage you."

Jessica gestures to Kibin, "Let's move in. HMP, can you move silently and sneakily?"

The plane touches down safely on the open lawn of the farm, taking almost the entire width of the plot to come to a stop. Slowly, it begins taxi-ing back towards the barn. A group of men with guns begin coming out of the house and heading to the barn.

HMP nods and looks back inside before is a whisper tone ask, "then why are we hiding in the bushes shoulder we be out there kicking ass and taken name?"

Lightray murmurs, "Because we are trying for subtlety and beacsue Radium and her men have not showed up yet."

Variable says, "Yeah, should be able to."

Variable does her best to make herself look as described.

Jennifer says, "Wow! You'd convince me."

The barn comes alive with activity. The heroes are shielded from most of the action, being on the back side of the barn, but workers open the doors and prepare to receive the airplane.

Jennifer says, "We Radium and her men show up, Jess and I will try to distract the gunmen from opening up on you, and you take her down. If I clear up the gunmen and you're still going I'll join in. Or if you want me too. But I can flash-band the gunmen in groups."

Ashton nods at Jennifer.

HMP nods, "I see" behind her helmet she not happy about this it not her style she would take out everyone at the farm and then hide there bodies and just wait for the plane to land and taken this meta.

Ashton asks Jennifer, "On a side note, where did you get this suit?"

Variable says, "Just as long as the gunmen don't fire at me - hard to be bulletproof and radiationproof at once."

Jennifer grins at Kibin, "I could tell you, but then I'd have to..."

Ashton replies to Jennifer, "I guess you'd mind if I break it."

The airplane drives into the barn and the workers shut the doors behind it. The engine powers down.

Jennifer says, "I can get it replaced. If it gets ripped it gets ripped."

Lightray murmurs, "We need to head towards the barn now, Jennifer?"

Ashton replies to Jennifer, "Is that a 'go ahead and rip it', or 'try not to rip it'?"

Jessica says, "Okay, stand by. Kibin, you going to sneak up with me. Jenn and Variable can drive in. HMP, Lightray, come in blazing when Radium shows up."

Jennifer says, "Go ahead and rip it if you need to. It's replacable and expendable."

Ashton sighs. "I don't NEED to, but I don't think my shapeshifting will keep in intact."

Jennifer turns towards the barn and drives in with one hand while the other pretends to be supporting an injured Variable.

Variable does her best acting out of things.

Lightray murmurs to HMP. "Well, we have our marching orders. We wait until Radium shows up then go in guns, figuratively, a-blazing." He sighs. "I hate this part."

Ashton sneaks in with Jessica, all sneakylike.

Descending from out of the bright afternoon sky, a figure floats downward, hanging about 10" above the barn. The figure begins to glow almost as brilliantly as sunlight itself, making it hard to see. The figure speaks with a bold female voice: "I believe that you have something that belongs to me. You know how I am. Resist at your own peril."

HMP nods and looks out and whispers, "I hope this meta shows up fast my sword itching for battle"

Jessica slips on her flash goggles. "Bright isn't she?" she whispers.

Variable thinks. o O (Darn - didn't think about that....)

The workers and guards all seem cowed by Radium's appearance.

Variable shields her eyes and pretends to be cowed as well as dazed.

Jennifer copies Variable.

Ashton sneaks in, trying to get as close to Radium as possible.

HMP Smiles and comes out of the bushes sword out and swings at the nearest guard.

Jennifer ducks down as if shielding her eyes from the glare, and under that cover she slips on her flash goggles. She also drives on towards and into the barn as if trying to get away from from the glowing figure above.

Jessica changes direction leaving Kibin to go ahead. She diverts towards the dirt track leading to the farm. If Radium's minions are coming they will be arriving by that route and she'll cut them off.

Radium dims to an intensity that's easier on the eyes. She levels a pair of fingers at the farmhouse next to the barn and casually unleashes a bolt of energy into the building next to the barn.

ZAM! The bolt rips open perfect circle in the rooftop of the farmhouse. The roof collapses down onto the first floor as the build is turned from a two-story to a one-story. Bits of the collapses roof are red hot and smouldering.

Variable waits while she's driven closer to the barn. Not much she can do till Radium descends.

Lightray flies out of the underbrush, his wings moving him upwards and forward. A field of sunlight hardens around him as he shouts in a stentorian voice, "Clear the farm Triads! Move it!"

The workers and guards on the apparently don't need much convincing; between Radium, Lightray, and the destroyed farmhouse, they all turn and begin to run.

Ashton stays in hiding, waiting for Radium to come down within the capability for him to attack.

Radium spots Lightray as he takes off from the ground.

HMP Keeps charging the nearest guard to her. Her sword and armor seems to catch and shine as she runs twice the speed of a normal human.

Jennifer drives the last distance needed to enter the barn and glances around to see the situation inside.

Jennifer jumps off the atv and runs into the barn as if in a panic. She glances around to see the situation inside.

Jessica slows a little so she is ready to react but keeps running towards and then along the dirt track heading away from the farm buildings.

Inside the barn, all of the workers and guards have left the plane unattended inside.

Variable ducks into the barn, like Jennifer as if in panic. Just inside the door though she stops and waits for Radium. She figures if she wants the drugs she'll have to come in, and that will be her chance. If Radium doesn't risk burning everything by coming in through a wall or such.

Radium floats 20" towards Lightray. "Give me a good reason not to incinerate you!" She also spots HMP as she runs across the open terrain behind the barn.

Lightray looks at Radium and then says with a smile. "Because murder would get you life in Stronghold? I think that's a good reason."

Ashton sneaks underneathe Radium, staying hidden. If only she'd be a bit lower...

Radium draws back her fist as if readying a punch. The thrust forward with her open palm and fires a blast of radiation towards Lightray.

ZAM! The bolt misses Lightray. It's a different attack than the house-busting one. It strikes a tree, leaving it a twisted mess, but barely touches the dirt in strikes.

The guards and worker run for their lives.

HMP Her focus on the guards as she chariest still after them. Her sword still ready for battle.

Jennifer figures that as the guards and workers are making their escape she doesn't have to worry about them. And if Radium wants the drugs she'll have to come in here after them. So she settles down to wait.

HMP drops on guard and frowns she gogn have hold back on her strikes

Jennifer fixes the location she's aiming for in her mind and ducks into the woods out of sight so she can move at full speed without being seen.

Lightray sighs and flies upwards slightly. He then gathers sunlight around his hand and shoots it towards Radium

Ashton continues walking near Radium, waiting underneathe. Comeon... move DOWN a bit...

Lightray apparently has not been practicing of late. The beam of sunlight passes nowhere near Radium and shots off into the air far to one side of her. He mutters, "Great. Good one."

Radium floats closer to Lightray, moving 8" and descending 3". "You had your chance. You should have taken it." She fires a blast, from closer, this time.

ZAM! Another narrow miss.

Variable is still waiting for Radium to come into the barn...

Ashton stays hidden on the ground... some more... just a little closer.

Variable thinks. o O (This isn't going well at all.... what's going on out there?)

Jennifer waits for Radium's arrival.

Jennifer says, "Variable, I'll stay in here if you want to check outside."

Jessica makes another run towards her target point, listening as she gets closer for any change in the engine noise of the idling vehicle.

Variable says into her radio, "Ashton, what's going on out there? Can you lure her inside?"

The door on the SUV opens and a man appears from within. He brandishes a gun and motions for Jessica start retreating away from the vehicle.

Ashton whispers back on his communicator quietly, "Right now Lightray and Radium are fighting, and she's too high up right now."

Radium levels off with Lightray and closes with him. Now she's 4" from the hero and 4" up in the air. This time the blast fires from where her eyes ought to be.

ZAM! Another miss. She's getting closer, though.

Ashton whispers into his communicator again while closing the gap between him and Radium, "Busy now, can't talk."

Lightray does a barrel roll out of the path of her eyebeams. He is smiling as if he is enjoying this.

Ashton leaps from the woods, going towards Radium from behind her and slashing at her with one of the claws on his feet to try and break through her forcefield.

Kibin's claws glance against Radium. She turns to face Kibin. "What... how many of you are there...?"

Kibin hisses as he lands back on the ground. That should have done something, at least...