Bermuda Holiday Session 6

Princess Guard - The New Era 2017/17/01 	 Charm Titan Pulsar Wolf Cecila Harlequin 29

Cargo Ship Santabelle
From the exterior the cargo ship Santabelle has the appearance of a decrepit vessel slowly rusting from lack of maintenance. The superstructure is marred by patches of rust and peeling paintwork. There are many that look like it on the seas, plying for trade and cargoes that have mostly moved to the great airships that have made a comeback from the 2040's. Inside however it's a different story. The vessel is well maintained. The forward cargo hold has been converted into a concealed living space for the Beasts villain team. Several bedrooms and a common area. One bedroom is currently occupied by the kidnapped friend of Johnathan, the redheaded Amanda Reinheart.

After being led a wild goose chase by two drug smoking local gang types who were intercepted by the heroes near the airport, Harlequin performed a ritual magic spell to attempt to locate the kidnapped Amanda. The spell appears to have worked with a point several miles out to sea being indicated.

Titan nods to Harlequin, "Nicely done. Can you gate us there? Or do we need to move in via the air?"

Charm says, "So we went the wrong way entirely. I clearly need a faster way to move about."

Pulsar looks a bit glum. Afterall, he lead the entire team astray- it was him who was tricked first.

Pulsar squeezes his right fist tightly before releasing it.

"I would suggest we get Cecila and Wolf first. It will just take a moment but then, yes, I should be able to open a Gate to the ship." He takes a moment to look intently at the map then traces a finger back to where the hotel is on it. Then he makes a few comlicated gestures with his hands and opens a Gate back to the restaurant. "Ms Cecila, could you and Wolf step through to us, please? And no, you cannot step through, children. Order the dessert menu instead."

Cecila sighs a bit at Wolf "Looks like dinner is going to be interrupted" she gets up and walks through the gate, probably not going to be too happy about going on another boat so soon but that's the nature of the job.

Charm says, "How close will you be taking us to where they are, Harlequin?"

There's a mixture of reactions. Peter simply nods in acceptance. The Philips' twins look visibly disappointed. So do Graham and the Steel twins although they hide it rather better. And the uninvolved diners in the restaurant gawp in amazement at the gate.

Charm says, "And what song should I play when I reach there? What mood works best with the plan?"

Titan chuckles. "Something like Wagner? Or...a superhero movie score?"

Harlequin waves at the diners then closes that Gate after Cecila and Wolf come on through. "I will try to get as close as possible, but my Gates are not an exact Art. I suppose they should be, but I take a few...shortcuts for sake of speed." And with that, he proceeds to start opening another Gate this way out towards where the map showed the ship was. "If it is too far away, I will open a new one..."

[To Titan] Charm says, "I do not wish to stir the villains to action!"

The gate opens on empty sea. There are two ships in sight from the gate's location. A sad looking bulk cargo ship and a heavily loaded container vessel.

Titan says, "Ah...you meant to affect them, rather than us. Umm...some kind of sleep thing, maybe? I'm not sure exactly what you can do, magic-wise."

Harlequin stands to one side of the now open Gate. "Anyone have any idea which oe it might be?"

"Or do any of us even have a pair of binoculars? A telescope? Pair of magnifying reading glasses?" Harlequin muses.

Pulsar shrugs as he peers through the gate. "I can scout ahead and find out if no one is sure." He says, looking for an opportunity to make amends for his prior mistake.

Titan says, "Well, let's head to one. We can check it, and then if it's not the right one, head to the other. If I were to guess, I'd go for the one that looks...less busy."

Titan says, "Probably that bulk cargo ship first."

Charm looks to see if her eyes can make out anything that human eyes can't. But the less busy one seems most probbable.

There's nothing to make either vessel stand out to Fae second sight, but both ships are a couple of miles away from where the gate opened.

Pulsar nods and goes full holographic in preparation of flying at his top speed to scout out the ships.. He seems to be waiting on a decision to be made, one he's not quite confident enough to make alone.

Cecila shrugs a bit "Worst case scenario can't we just check them both?"

The cargo ship is heading out to sea. The container vessel is heading towards the port at Hamilton.

Harlequin nods. "I shall close this Gate and re-open one closer to the bulk cargo vessel then." The mage glances over at Wolf for a moment as he closes the Gate with a simple gesture then goes through the quick process of opening another. As he starts the process anew, he murmurs, "Titan, you should decide the order of entry. Two can pass through at a time."

Charm says, "I'll need carrying, unless the portal is actually on the vessel."

Pulsar looks to Titan but adds, "Perhaps the most durable of us should breach the gate first? Then the others follow behind after giving those 2 a 5-10 count to make sure the coast is clear?"

Titan nods. "I think Cecila is pretty durable too...but...this isn't her element, so to speak. So, I think Pulsar and myself first. Then everyone else after we've drawn attention."

Pulsar nods in agreement. A gentle smile spreads across his face. If there is one thing he's grown good at in the past 2 months as a hero it's how to draw attention to himself.

Titan waits for the gate to open. He drops his holo-disguise while waiting.

Titan flies through the portal and looks around, getting his bearings.

Harlequin opens the Gate but it seems that it is a good 3 to maybe 4m above the deck plating. "Well, I think we should call this good. I think you all can get down from here."

"How do you want to play this Titan? Split up and make as much ruckus as we can to get everyone's attention - then let our backup isolate and take down?" Pulsar asks as he begins floating for (and then through) the gate.

Charm says, "I'm most useful if I can get the villains in a close group - but of course that may not suit others."

Very soon after Titan passes through the gate the ship's siren blasts a piercing alarm out at ear-deafening volume.

Charm says, "Well, that decides things."

"So much for getting their attention ourselves." Pulsar says from next to Titan on the other side of the gate.

Charm gets ready to jump through the gate as soon as it's her turn.

Titan raises a brow, as he hadn't even set foot on the deck yet. "Huh. I guess that's that. We'll keep the landing area clear. Keep coming through."

Wolf hops through, taking the 4m drop in stride, and takes up station by Pulsar's left knee, guarding his flank

Pulsar nods again at Titan's command decision. If he says they're holding the landing area then by God, Pulsar is going to hold the landing area.

With Wolf at his side Pulsar floats foward, towards the bridge of the ship standing (hovering) in a defensive position.

His translucence fades as he becomes solid once more.

What he does is focus on the area of the deck directly in front of him - the area unaccosted by the gate and his newfound compatriots.

He visualizes this area in his mind and then he tries to overlay that image with his current position. His goal is to at least conceal their exact point of arrival.

Titan moves a little further out on the deck, making sure he's quite visible. He lands on the deck in a defensive posture.

Cecila shrugs a bit at the siren going off "Alright they know we're coming so no need to be subtle about it" and with that she decides that if they're not going to come to the ground she'll make the ground come to them

The earth and dirt around the landward size of the gate surges into motion and starts to pass through the gate. But after just a few hundred kilograms have passed the gate seems unable to pass any more at that rate and the surge of earth blocks the gate.

Harlequin looks over Cecila, then to the now blocked Gate then back to Cecila. "I'll work on making them more earth friendly." He lets the Gate he is presently holding open close then builds another. "Some of it got through I'm certain," he adds as he once again weaves together the magicks.

The second gate opens above the deck but further forward. With the motion of the vessel this gate is going to be inside the bridge superstructure in a few moments.

"Better go through as quick as you can we you have the opportunity, my ladies," murmurs Harlequin. A rickle of sweat is coming out from under his mask now.

The siren blasts again. One of the bridge crew lifts a rifle up and smashes a bridge window with the butt of the rifle to fire at the heroes. Well, hero. The gate he saw isn't there any more, and neither is the glowing hero - since for him Pulsar is behind the image of empty deck. But Titan is out in the open. The rifle fires on full auto emptying most of a magazine at Titan.

Titan looks in the direction of the man who fired at him. "You're gonna need a bigger gun!"

Bullets fly downrange. Out of the spray of lead one actually hits Titan. The rest ping and spang off the deck kicking up showers of sparks and making zipping sounds.

Charm heads quickly through the new portal and looks about to orient herself.

As Charm passes through the gate the motion of the ship results in her appearing not on the deck but in a room beneath the bridge. She can hear the shouting of voices, speaking Spanish, from the crew up on the bridge. A set of metal stairs leads upwards.

Charm heads up the stairs, with speed but hopefully stealth.

The three crew on the bridge were looking the other way out the windows towards Titan. Charm didn't manage to move quietly but one of them just fired a automatic rifle in a confined space. Their ears are ringing. At the moment, luckily for Charm, she has not been noticed.

Wolf hasn't been shot (at) yet, so he'll stay low to the ground and use cover to move forward into concealment

Charm climbs the last few steps to the bridge and touches her harp, singing a song of defeatism, trusting that these probable non-metas wlll decide they're not being paid enough for this fight.

Cecila shrugs a bit at Harlequin "Yeah usually it's not a problem just lately anyways I guess I should go see what I can do to help" she says as she goes through the gate too and tries to recover what little supply of earth element she brought along with her to form up her armor.

The crew start to spin around when Charm starts playing. By the time they get to see her two of the three are looking defeated and forlorn. "I hit the guy and he didn't even flinch." says one. "Yeah. There's no point. Leave them for the killers down below." another comments.

The third crewman looks at his two companions and shrugs, "Maybe you're right. But right or wrong, I'm NOT going against a hero on my own." he says, and looking back a Charm he raises his hands.

Titan says over the link, .oO(Nice job on the bridge. I'm going to head below.)Oo. He looks around for way down into the ship proper, and heads in that direction.

Titan pulls open the forwrd cargo hatch, opening his way down into the hold.

Titan says over the link, .oO(Something's not right. The hold looks full, but the ship was riding high in the water earlier. I'm guessing this isn't ore all the way down. A false layer?)Oo.

Cecila shrugs a bit at Harlequin "Yeah usually it's not a problem just lately anyways I guess I should go see what I can do to help" she says as she goes through the gate too and tries to recover what little supply of earth element she brought along with her to form up her armor.

.oO(Punch through it, Titan. Lead ore would prevent many forms of extra sensory perception from seeing beneath it.)Oo. comes from Harlequin over the link.

Harlequin muses to himself after Charm then Cecila pass through the Gate, "Well, that maxes the limit for a few seconds," as he watches the Gate slowly slip through the ship's structure. "In the movies, this would be when the Gate slips past a vil in the bathroom who I can take by surprise or gives me a flash of something sexy...Probably won't be that lucky..." He waits until he perceives the Gate is ready for use again.