Log:Enter: Killshot

2009/03/22 	 Akeno Jade Jennifer Joseph Killshot Michelle Rushuna 1

It's a typical Sunday on the CBSU quad, with students out taking advantage of the weather. People play ultimate frisbee, sunbathe.... a couple of students are about, actually studying. There is one thing that's different about today -- there's a unique guest speaker on campus today. G-037 was the name given to the sentient energy being when it first appeared on earth decades ago, and since then it's returned periodically to speak on observations on life throughout the galaxy. "G", as people have come to call it, is completing a talk in the lecture hall.

Jade is in the lecture hall, along with most other people in the alien studies programmme. Unusually, her attention is focused fully on the lecturer.

Jennifer and Jessica have arranged to meet Matt at the lecture by G. Not only has Matt not turned up, and is answering calls with a voice message he's busy working in the Department of Physic Reasearch Lab, he hasn't left any tickets. So she's kicking her heels in the Quad and feeling pretty irritated.

Jennifer drops Jessica.

Joseph sits near the back of the lecture hall, listening attentively to G-037's lecture. He nods or shakes his head from time to time as the alien speaks.

Standing in full police uniform near the back of the lecture is Akeno. His sunglasses hide the vacant look on his eyes as he keeps an eye out for anything suspicious. Obviously, he's not only there to hear the lecture but also there to provide security. The odd part... he doesn't have any of the usual tools of a police officer beyond a radio ear-piece. With the lecture ending, he whispers into it, "Lecture is ending now. How's things look outside?"

Outside of the lecture hall, Jennifer and Jessica can spot a pair of policemen -- not CBSU campus security, but actual uniforms city officer. One of them answers his radio, responding to Akeno. "All clear so far."

Inside the lecture hall, "G" appears as brilliant sphere of energy, though indoors it restrains itself to a mere sparkling. It's translucent, which hints at it's incorporeal nature.

Jessica and Jennifer start to pay more attention to their surroundings. They scan the people in the Quad for any familiar faces, either Starguard or UE Marshals, or known members of ACE or RACE.

Akeno hmms, "10-4... and check for known capes while you're out there. I'll see what G-037's plans are after the lecture."

Joseph lets his gaze wander over the other people in the lecture hall. His gaze never lasts long on anyone before passing on.

"And in closing," G says, in a level voice with a neutral American accent. "Although the universe is infinte, one should not despair or lose hope amidst it's vastness. Space is physically empty, but even within that emptiness it is full of endless possibilities. This is the paradox of the universe and it is up to each of us to determine what that means. Thank you."

The crowd inside the lecture hall begins to applaud and rise to it's feet.

Joseph begins to politely clap. An interesting lecture he muses in the privacy of his mind.

CBSU is one of the better state schools, especially strong on the science and in the fields of xenobiology and alien culture second to none. The new dorms, lecture halls and library speak of generous benefactors.

The campus is arranged in an broadly circular pattern. In the midst of campus is the college or student square, an open area where the students can hang out when the weather's nice. Surrounding the square are the rest of campus facilities, starting with the dorms, then moving out to the classroom buildings. By the campus stores two elevated MagLev lines cross. There is no stadium: that's off the campus proper, to the north of Courtland Way.

Jade claps politely, briefly. Inwardly she's annoyed by the general lack of information.

Akeno nods and keeps an eye out as he moves around the edge of the crowd and down a side aisle to get closer to the stage just in case. His eyes stay hidden behind his sunglasses, but just in case he activates his two extra senses. He's probably the only one not clapping at the moment, but scanning the crowd.

The Head of the Alien Studies Department steps to the podium. "Thank you, G. " he says to the ball of light, before addressing the crowd. "We've prepared a reception in the Dining Hall of the Student Center. All are welcome to attend, and G will be there as well, answering questions... and I believe that G, I've managed to explain the concept of autographs to G." He glances over to the creature with a brief smile.

Jade gets up, grabbing her bag and skateboard. . o O (Well, I might be able to ask a question or two...)

The people begin to make their way to the exit. G floats up above the heads of the crowd and moves out of the auditorium, passing through the material of the building.

Joseph picks up his messenger's bag and drapes it over his shoulder. He blends into the flow of the crowd and makes his way out of the building.

Jennifer past the time by playing spot the concealed security agent. o O(When will they learn the earpiece always gives them away?)

Jade weaves through the moving crowd.

Akeno quirks a brow at that. "G is coming out. I'll be in the crowd. He's supposed to be heading for the Dining Hall at the Student Center." Akeno reports into his ear piece. Making his way out of the building with the crowd, he waits until he's clear of the doors and has a clear path before he disappears from sight. Using his speed-teleport, he keeps up with G and makes sure to keep an eye out as well.

Jennifer thinks. o O (Well I get to see G at any rate. Blast Matt. Why isn't he here?)

CBSU is one of the better state schools, especially strong on the science and in the fields of xenobiology and alien culture second to none. The new dorms, lecture halls and library speak of generous benefactors.

The campus is arranged in an broadly circular pattern. In the midst of campus is the college or student square, an open area where the students can hang out when the weather's nice. Surrounding the square are the rest of campus facilities, starting with the dorms, then moving out to the classroom buildings. By the campus stores two elevated MagLev lines cross. There is no stadium: that's off the campus proper, to the north of Courtland Way.

ZAM! There's a flash of light from the rooftop of the Sports Complex. Something streaks out from there and strikes G.

 Jennifer says, "Trouble at CNSU Quad. Attack on alien visitor."

Jessica pulls a set of binocs out from her jacket and scans the roof line where the attack came from.

Jade rushes over toward G, figuring she might be the best-qualified person present for performing first aid on an energy being. As she runs she pulls open her hoverboard and to attempt to rejig the repulsors so they'll be able to hold the board 4" off the ground, if for a very limited time.

Akeno frowns a bit. "All units, G has been attacked. I repeat, G has been attacked. Converge on his position and cover if possible. Get him out of here. If anyone's close to the Sports Complex, hit the roof ASAP." Akeno waits long enough to make sure his fellow officers do follow orders before he takes off towards the sports complex full speed, using his speed-teleport to move there quickly through the crowd.

Jessica calls out, "Sniper is on roof of Sports Building, west edge. Enegy weapon. Wearing black and some kind of HUD goggles." Slipping the binoculars back into her jacket she runs towards the building to get into swingline range.

Jessica runs fully half the distance to the Sports Building.

Jennifer runs towards G at a more controlled pace searching for the other attackers that any sensible plan will have put in place to continue the attack.

The gunman on the roof of the Sports Complex runs to the opposite edge of the roof.

Joseph looks up as the attack goes off, his eyes moving to G-037. He then steps back from the crowd, hopefully out of sight of most of them, and transforms into Lightray in a flash of sunlight. He then streaks up into the air as sunlight molds itself around his body, his wings beating a rapid rhythm. Lightray comes to halt near G but between the alien and the sports complex. "Are you injured, G-037?"

There's bullet lodged inside of G-037. It says, "I do not know... something is happening..."

Michelle had gotten the call on the radio a few moments prior and uses her ability to walk through dimensions to 'step' to somewhere in the Quad with some cover and figures anywhere near some of the people she knows already is a good start... like say Jennifer.

"There's-a-bullet-inside-it," explains Jade, lest Lightray have missed this.

G's glow begins to fade. It sinks down to the ground. It's body of energy begins to crystalize.

Jade mutters something under her breath and tries to determine what treatment G, now sunk to her side, requires....

Jade says, "We-need-to-get-it-to-the-Xeno-Ward-at-the-hospital-stat!"

Jade thinks. o O (Damn it I wasn't fast enough.)

Jade balances G on her hoverboard and pushes it as fast as she can toward the best vehicle for conveying it to the hospital.

Jade calls out to the to her obvious police "I need your help to get it to the hospital!"

The cops by the lecture hall entrance come to Jade's side to help. One of the radios for a squad car.

Jennifer changes course heading towards Jade and G extracting her swingline and as she passes a hoverboarding student there's a "Sorry, FBI. I'm commandeering your board." while she pushes him off and uses it herself to glide on her way.

Jade looks about for sources of danger - what she's doing physically right now hardly calls for much of her attention.

Jessica tosses out her swing line to the roof of the Sport's Building and goes up it like a monkey on speed rolling over the lip of the roof and scanning for the sniper.

On the rooftop, the gunman raises his gun to his shoulder and takes aim on Jessica. He fires.

Jennifer mutters something that's best ungeard as the projectile thumps into her force armor with sufficient force to start a bruise on her ribs, and even more irritatingly knock her back clean off the roof down into the Quad.

Akeno does something most likely unheard of in a while as he literally speed-teleports up the exterior fire escape to the rooftop. Pausing long enough to locate the gunman he zips over towards him. "Colonial Bay Police." The detective says. "You have one chance to put down the gun, surrender, and say what the hell you did to an alien VIP before I start using you for target practice."

Michelle kinda watches the situation from the sidelines, seems like the policeman is already on the suspect so she might not be needed after all.

Lightray flies down to where G-037 is balanced on the skateboard by Jade. "Will healing him cause harm, Ms Ashcroft?" As he asks this question, sunlight begins to gather in his hands.

Jade says, "I-wouldn't-chance-it it-probably-wouldn't-do-any-harm but-it's-such-a-different-life-form-it's-difficult-to-predict-what-it-would-do we-need-to-get-it-to-Xeno-Ward-just-for-the-equipment-to-see-what-needs-to-be-done."

Lightray gathers sunlight into his hands as if its water and then lets places his ahdns on the crystallized alien. The goelen sunlight sinks into its form, suffising it with light for moment.

Unfortunately, Lightray's healing touch seems to have no effect. G seems to be freezing into a solid crystal.

Jade says, "Why-did-you-ask-then-if-you-won't-take-my-advice?"

Jennifer calls out, "Jade, I'll take G to the hospital over the rooftops. I'm thinking you ought to help take down the sniper so you can look at the weapon. You of all people are the one most likely to work out what was used and how to counteract the effect."

Jade says, "Good-thought but-it'll-take-ages-to-get-over-to-the-sniper...."

Things were definately going on at Campus today! Rush hops from one dorm to another building and then teleports to another building that's within reach. She then makes her way to the edge, the ninja-girl trying to stay low as she attempts to observe the happenings below.

Jennifer says, "You're kidding. With your speed? You'll be there before Jess probably."

Akeno shakes his head. "Your loss." The cop says, then moves forward. His first move is a feint with a punch before his hand instead makes a grab at the odd gun to take it away from the sniper.

Akeno eyes the man as he approaches, thoughts going through his quick mind. He makes a feint at the guy's gun as if he were going to try and take it. Instead, he lashes out with a kick meant to send the sniper back on to the roof. "Who are you? What's your purpose in taking out G-037?" The cop asks.

The gunman blocks the kick with his rifle. He steps close into Akeno and prepares to counterattack.

Rush frowns and then looks around. Suddenly the kunoichi sets into motion, the girl moving to the edge of the roof she's on then actually leaping, the girl throwing her whole body into the action and then starting to tumble mid leap to extend the range as she attempts to get closer to the conflict.

Jade leaves G-037 with Jennifer and, hopping on her hoverboard, hurries over to the gunman as fast as she can.

As Jade comes over to hand G-037 to Jennifer the twin steps off the hoverboard she commandeered, "Take this one." she says to Jade, "It's the sports model."

Jennifer accepts G-037 from Jade and sends her swingline shooting up to a convenient roof edge. Then she's doing a Silver Spider impersonation as she crosss the rooftops swinging towards the hospital and the Xeno ward.

Lightray just flies into the air and heads towards the gunman. He is too slow to keep up with Jennifer after all so might as well hed to where he might be useful.

Jessica simply leaps up to the roof after rolling swiftly to her feet and starts a move towards the gunman ready to dodge any further shots.

Jade jumps off the hoverboard - she's not yet skilled enough to attempt riding a hoverboard up a staircase! - and, grabbing it, runs up the fire escape to the roof, turning on her force field as she goes.

Akeno calls out to Jessica, "Jessica! Watch out, he's a pro!" And yes, that is Akeno. With a pair of shades on. The long missing cop looks to be closer to balancing on the edge of the rooftop than anything, really.

Jessica rubs her sore side, "Yeah. I know. So am I."

Akeno frowns as he settles back into a fighter's stance reminiscent of a boxer. A punch is thrown, intent on getting around that gun as Akeno moves, using his faster speed to take on the gunman. "Don't remind me!"

The gunman raises his rifle butt, jabbing it into Akeno's forearms to prevent him from swinging through with his punch.

As soon as Rush's feet touch the ground, the girl's allready in motion, moving in low, hands seemingly behind her back as she races up behind the gunman at an angle, the girl oddly moving rather quietly. As soon as she's near she switches lead feet, left foot planting as she swings her right around, feet sliding over the top of the gravel. When within reach she quickly attempts to grasp at the back of the man's shirt, attempting to pull his back toward her shoulder as she attempts to put her elbow into his back for leverage and knock his feet out from under him. A rather traditional 4 point juijutso throw.

As Rushuna plants her elbow into the gunman's back, he spins, brushing her grasp off of him with a sharp sweep of the stock of his rifle.

Michelle decides being out in the open is a bad idea. At least until the others begin engaging the sniper at which point she books it for the fire escape at top speeds.

Jessica advances on the gunman while his attention is being distracted by the attackers arounf him.

Jade arrives at the top of the fire escape, and crosses the short distance to the gunman and makes a kick for his head without a pause!

Swarmed by attackers, the gunman is distracted. Jade's kick sends him tumbling onto the middle of the roof.

The gunman rolls with the momentum of Jade's kick and winds up on his feet. He raises his gun, flips a switch on the side of his weapon, and takes aim at the rooftop in the midst of the people who were attacking him.

Jade thinks. o O (Damn it - I didn't realise he was that fast!)

Jade is fast enough that despite being blown head over heels by the blast she lands on her feet. But a bit of sharpnel has got through her force field and cut into her arm.

Rushuna gah's and attempts to teleport away, but failing that brings her arms up to shield her face, the blast shreadding part of her hakuma, revealing the armored mesh underlay underneath. The girl ends up getting blown to her back but quickly uses the momentum to flip back to her feet and into a ready fighting position. "Quick devel ain't he..." She mutters.

Akeno gets blown off the rooftop. Literally. Uniform? What uniform? The shirt at least is gone as he lands on the ground below. Probably leaving a nice dent on the ground as he starts to get back up. "Freakin' hell! These don't come cheap, you know!"

Jessica moves into hand combat range with the gunman, "You're good. And fast. I've never seen anyone faster. So, what name do I put of the tombstone?" she quips as her fists and feet last out in a flurry of blows and feints intended to simply overwhelm his parrying ability and land a final telling blow.

The Gunman manages to ward off the first few of Jennifer's attacks. The final blow catches him in the abdomen. "Unhhf!" he grunts. His legs waver, but he manages to stay up on his feet. "Killshot," he growls, as be begins to bring his rifle to bear.

Lightray sees the gunman on the roof about to fire again. He raises his arm and lets loose with a bolt of sunlight that seems to spread somewaht as it flies twoardcs the rooftop.

Jade runs up to the gunman to deliver another kick, trying to keep up the pressure on him!

Jade fails to connect, however.

Jade thinks. o O (He's fast, *and* trained. I just hope he doesn't get another attempt to attack me....)

Michelle is running at full speed when she starts backpeddling a bit and then she disappears from sight as she pushes her teleport to try and land herself on the roof.

Michelle slips through to another dimension where there's a hill, she basically finds herself running up it and reappears on the roof of the Sports Complex with the rest of the people.

At this point, Rush takes a few breaths to center her self. Then seems to be making signs with her hands? Soon she's gone through about 4 of them as she steps forward with her left foot, bending at the knees as she assumes a fighting stance, both palms open. Oddly there's an odd rippling above her right palm shortly before she steps foward with her right hand and thrusts, sending a nearly invisible wave of what can only be energy of some kind rippling toward the gunman.

At the last second as she's attempting to attack, Rush stumbles, promptly blowing a hole in the roof only a few feet from her. She blinks and looks down sweatdropping as her eyes bulge "That sucked!!!"

Akeno kips up to his feet and looks up. "Huh. Didn't realize it wasn't that high." Not wanting to let the gunman get away, he uses his speedy teleport to first get to the roof. Even though he's still smoking from the blast itself, he takes off once he lands to charge the gunman with a strong punch as he appears aimed at the gunman's jaw. He pauses long enough after the blow to glance at Jessica. "Hi. So I miss much while I was on that case?" He asks civilly.

Jennifer smiles at Akeno, "Not a lot. Keeping up that winning streak and not missing now would be handy."

Akeno shrugs a bit, "I try. Not my fault this guy's got some sort of military training."

The gunman is knocked down and he slides across the roof a little bit.

Jade says, "Aren't-you-a-policeman? most-of-my-experience-with-fighting-comes-from-playing-basketball don't-ask."

Akeno says, "Detective Akeno Matsuya, Colonial Bay Police Department. How's G-037 doing? I noticed you checking on him."

Jennifer says, "I think he's from out of town. Imported talent. Which is irritating because that means he's not going to come under your jurisdiction, nor mine. He'll be a UE Marshal's Service catch. So they get the dredit and we get to do the work."

Jade says, "Can't-say it-needs-specialised-equiment-even-to-answer-that-question."

Jennifer is actually a little surprised to catch the gunman with a back elbow strike. She guesses he is getting distracted by the other heroes now gathered around him.

Jennifer twisted again to get clear of the line of fire from the rifle. So it's a pleasant surprise when she completes the evasive maneuver and turns back to see his down on the rooftop.

Akeno checks to make sure the gunman is alive, then reaches to his earpiece before realizing that was caught in the blast, too. Sighing, he pulls off his belt and uses it to hog tie the gunman. "Thanks... let's see who it is now?" He reaches for the gunman's mask and goggles to remove them.

Jennifer says, "Jade, I'm at the hospital. Can you look at the weapon and give any advice to the docs on how to treat G-037?"

Jade says, "Better-make-sure-he's-out-of-it-we-need-time-to-disarm-him already-looking."

Jade is indeed already examining the weapon before Jennifer finishes speaking.

Jennifer nods and smacks the gunman's head with a pulled punch. "That should keep him quiet."

Akeno frowns. "Crap..." He taps what's left of his ear pierce as he listens. "Something's in the sky over the Port."

Jade says, "What-do-you-mean-by-something?"

Lightray lands and just listens quietly.

Jennifer looks over to Akeno, "A little more detail would be good. What in particular? A dragon, advertizing blimp, black helo-gunship, spacecraft?"

Akeno listens. "Hang on... I'm trying to find out myself."

Jennifer turns to Rushuna, "Good work. Thanks for the assist."

The gunman doesn't look like anyone in particular.

Akeno frowns as he listens. "Jade... you'd better work quick. I think G-037's friends have arrived and know exactly what happened." He stands up and looks towards the Port. "And they're on their way to the hospital to get him in the equivelant of a ship with a flying hot torch from hell."

Jennifer frowns, "They may not be G-037's friends. This guy had tech that hurt an energy lifeform alien. That soulds like off world stuff to me. And now a spaceship turns up with such convenient timing."

Akeno nods. "So how do we stop them, then, and ask who they are?"

Jade frowns, shaking her head. "This-is-Earth-tech.... unless-the-ammo....."

Rushuna umms "Didn't do much cept busy him and make a new skylight, but yer welcome." She says with a slight grin. Then she blinks curiously "Ummm... "I dunno, maybe show them the G-thingie and let them take it?"

Jade says, "We-need-to-know-if-they're-hostile-or-just-going-to-help-G...."

Akeno nods. "Which means getting over to their path now." He pauses, "That, and I need to pick up a new shirt from my truck as well as a new ear piece. I can't transmit at all with this one."

Jade says, "If-you-can-describe-the-ship-I-might-be-able-to-identify-it-before-it-gets-overhead."

Jennifer looks over to Jade, "It's the ammo that counts. I'd like to hear it's just some tricked up Earth gadgeteer stuff. I just have a suspicious mind. Seen too much alien double-dealing while in Starguard."

Akeno says, "Aircraft, mode of coherent light it seems, passed through a cargo crane and disintegrated it partially enough it went into the bay."

Akeno says, "That's the entire police band report."

Jennifer says pointedly, "You don't use a photon drive on a planetary surface if you're friendly."

Jade says, "Ah-it-would-have-been-clearer-of-you'd-said-that-the-first-time damn-G-was-hit-by-the-only-instance-of-that-sort-of-ammo-so-only-the-round-in-its-body-tells-us-anything."

Jade says, "Bad-news-is-the-shooter-is-human-and-not-demonstrably-acting-for-aliens which-means-if-they;re-hostile-they;re-hostile-to-us."

Jennifer says, "It tells us the gunman didn't allow for a miss. That's insane. No professional would take a risk like that if he had any choice.""

Akeno nods. "We'll get him IDed as soon as possible." He reaches down and picks up the gunman to carry off the rooftop. "Come on. We need to get moving if we're going to figure this out."

Jade says, "Ammo-might-be-stupidly-expensive-or-provided-by-whoever-contracted-the-hit."

Jennifer nods. "Both logical possibilities. Akeno, can you give us all a lift to the hospital?"

Akeno nods. "I'll have the squad car follow us with this fellow and I'll question him while we're there. The hospital should have a room or two I can use. I don't like resorting to some methods, though, so this will be tricky."

Jessica pulls out the old nano-medikit when she sees Jade is injured.

Jade offers any assistance she can at the hospital with diagnosing G-037. They may be experts in alien medicine, but she can offer cross-disciplinary knowledge.

Akeno just asks for a spare hospital room that won't be needed at the hospital, showing his badge. Then proceeds to put the gunman in the room, tie him down to a sturdy chair, lock the door, and dump a glass of water on him to wake him. "Rise and shine."

One of the xenobiology experts briefs Jade on the situation. He sighs heavily. "So far we've managed to rig up a sensor to monitor his energy output; it the best that we can do to monitor his condition, and, sadly, he seems to be getting worse..."

CBSU is one of the better state schools, especially strong on the science and in the fields of xenobiology and alien culture second to none. The new dorms, lecture halls and library speak of generous benefactors.

The campus is arranged in an broadly circular pattern. In the midst of campus is the college or student square, an open area where the students can hang out when the weather's nice. Surrounding the square are the rest of campus facilities, starting with the dorms, then moving out to the classroom buildings. By the campus stores two elevated MagLev lines cross. There is no stadium: that's off the campus proper, to the north of Courtland Way.

Jade says, "Can-you-determine-anything-about-the-bullet?"

The doctor says, "We can't make heads or tails of it. Maybe you can take a look at it? We're shooting in the dark here. Any light you can shed on it, the better. I'm afraid we might lose the patient."

Jade nods. "I'll-do-what-I-can."

In the interrogation room, Killshot the gunman wakes up. He snorts, blowing some of the water off of his face. He glares up at Akeno, quietly.

The Doctor tells Jade, "We've manages to bore a scope through the crystal shell and now we have xrays and spectroscope of the bullet. The bullet seemed to have a paylod of some kind of material I've never seen before."

Akeno frowns, "I have a few questions, Killshot. My name is Akeno Matsuya, Detective with the Colonial Bay Police Department." He pulls over another chair, sitting down in it and leaning forward to look at Killshot with a vacant expression. "Now, there's a pretty big starship with a nice big photon drive over the city heading right here. You have two choices. You can talk, or I can go stick your butt on the roof with a sign 'He did it' taped to your head. If we don't have anything to put on you, the Marshals probably do."

Rushuna blinks curiously and looks at the doctor, then at the alien "Soo what would happen if whatever was in him was removed completely or disintigrated or something?"

"But whatever it is, it's killing him." The Doctor says.

Jade says, "Let's-see-what-you-got-on-it did-you-manage-to-get-a-saimple-of-the-material-itself?"

Killshot looks back at Akeno, stone-faced. "I could go for some fresh air..."

Akeno says, "Then that tells me one thing, Killshot. Those are friends of yours."

Rushuna umms "Well I can do gravity type affects, maybe I can do a tiny pinpoint point singularity on the bullet its self? Dissolve it into sub atomic particles?

Jade is busily examining the data to determine a course of action.

Killshot says, "A policeman, eh? Let's get it over with. Take me to jail."

Jade says, "It's-a-very-heavy-element-fragmenting-the-bullet-would-be-a-bad-thing teleporting-it-out-would-probably-be-the-ideal-solution...."

Akeno says, "Sorry, won't be that easy. See, you're an international criminal. Meaning you're out of my jursidiction. I don't know about you, but I've heard horror stories of the UEMS interrogations."

Rushuna oh's and rubs at the back of her neck. "So how far is it into him?" she asks curiously. "Dunno if I can teleport something out but maybe can limit the damage if can get a hold of it somehow and teleport it out or move it out with some kind of chi-technique?"

Jennifer and Jessica are on patrol in the hospital, just in case. One of them, radio back over the police band and over the SG channel: "The hospital has been infiltrated by more gu nmen. I count ten of them here -- I'll take them out, but there's no telling how many more there are in the hospital."

Jade says, "More gunmen? Damn! We-need-to-get-the-bullet-out-and-G-out-if-here!"

Akeno frowns as he receives the radio message. He glares at Killshot. He responds over the radio, "All police offiers in range, we need help at the hospital. Protect the wounded if possible. I have international assassin Killshot in here as well. Trying to get him to talk, but it's not working by the book."

Jade says, "If-that's-not-possbile-then-breaking-the-bullet-up-and-extracting-it-through-the-existing-bore-is-likely-the-best-option but-that-material-is-very-dense-and-it-may-not-be-practical."

The two policemen leave their post at the door and go to find the infiltrators.

"Umm I dunno if there's much I can do. If I knew what m'mum did, I could use chi to push the bullet out or teleport it away, since I don't. Umm, eh, I'll just get in the way here. I can go help out against hte infiltrators..." Rushuna says with a sigh, the girl then pulling up her face mask and casually reaching behind her with both hands, the woman fingering the Kodachi. "I'll help engage the infiltratos, you do what you can."

Jade looks about at the facilities. "I-have-it the-surgical-laser-can-cut-the-bullets-into-slivers-but-it-affect-either-the-crystal-structure-or-the-basic-energy-form then-the-slivers-can-easily-be-extracted-through-the-bore.

The Doctor says, "A surgical laser? Yeah, we have one right here. It's the strongest we have, used to cut though even superdense hero skin." He walk over and points out the device to Jade.

Akeno frowns as he hears his fellow officers leave. He looks to make sure there isn't a camera in the room, and if there is to disconnect it. Then he turns to Killshot and walks up to him. Making a few gestures with his hands, his left is out to the side in a knife hand. Then he reaches to a piece of paper off a clip board and pulls it off before dropping it over his hand. He's silent all the while as the paper is cut neatly as it drifts over his hand. Reaching down, he puts a hand around Killshot's neck and lifts pretty much effortlessly to put him up against the wall of the hospital with a full strength grip before moving his left hand back as if he were about to strike. "Alright, creep. I'm tired of playing around. While you're giving me the silent treatment and waiting on your buddies to come get you, we've got people dieing out there. I obviously won't kill you. Goes against everything myself and my father stood for. But, I am a practitioner of a martial art. And I do know almost every nerve point in the human body and can dissect you from the inside out before the battle in the hospital is finished, leave you in a coma, and then blame it on your friends turning on you. So, I recommend right now one thing. You talk. Now."

Jade nods, "Exactly-but-the-wavelength-will-pass-right-through-this-crystal.

Killshot says, "Alright. Ask me a question."

Akeno says, "Who hired you?"

"I don't know." Killshot says. "I'm paid not to know."

Outside of the hospital room where G is being held, there's a crash and some gunfire coming from somewhere down the hall.

Akeno growls, "What was the purpose of the attack and what was in the bullet?"

Outside, Rushuna sees a pair of gunmen. They are dressed similarly to how Killshot was, except with more generic types of armament.

Killshot says, "Something that would kill the alien. I got one of those bullets. I don't know what's in it, but I figure it's expensive."

Akeno says, "Who's your contact, then? I'm going to get to the bottom of this even if I have to tear through gangs. You've probably just turned the planet into a warzone with your actions."

ZAM! The doors for Akeno's interrogation room are blown inwards. Two masked gunmen with energy weapons storm into the room.

Rush frowns, thent akes a step forward. As soon as she does the woman flickers away attempting to get behind one of the gunman before turning and in one swime drawing and cutting at the gunman's weapon, attempting to either slice it in half or simply bat the weapon away.

Jade attempts to break up the bullet with the surgical laser, but she's still not fully determined the properties of the material. She makes some adjustments to try again.

Akeno turns and just chunks poor Killshot at the new gunmen. Literally.

As Rush's blade connects with the weapon, she quickly twists it, catching the fire arm nicely with the sword's edge and ripping it away from the infiltrator, sending the weapon skittering acrossed the floor.

One of the gunmen falls to the ground under the weight of Killshot. His teammate takes aim and fires at Akeno.

Zam! He misses. Meanwhile, his mate gets up and starts freeing Killshot from his restraints with and energy blade.

Meanwhile, the disarmed gunman tries to hit Rushuna with a straight righthanded punch. His teammate tries to grab her from behind.

Jade manages to cut the bullet with her second attempt! But the pieces still aren't small enough. THe challenge now is to break them down still smaller.

And her chest's grabbed! Rush blinks and then slips the two attacks at this point, sheathing her sword as she materializes a hammer in her hands? The girl then stands up, swinging the massive car-block sized mallet in a diagonal upper cut at the assailant who tried to grab her from behind "I'm not that kinda girl!" she calls out as she swings the massive thing.

The gunman steps back just in time; he only suffers a glancing blow from the hammer.

Jade has the hang of this now - the bullet is in slivers! But extracting them is another matter. The bore in the crystal seems to be closing up....

Killshot takes the energy knife from the gunman and finishes getting free.

Akeno just rushes forward at the gunman not hit by the flying Killshot and takes a swing at him with a hard right cross. Full strength at that.

"Gunh!" The gunman is still up, but that last punch hurt.

The gunman's buddy tries to shoot Akeno at point blank range.

ZAM! Akeno is too fast for him, especially this close.

The two gunmen try to attack Rush both at the same time.

Akeno grins a bit, "Come on. All you can do is shoot things?"

As she finishes her swing the hammer dissapears and Rush drops low, backspinning as she lashes out with her leg toward the first thug in an attempt to upend the man with a strong back spinning leg sweep!

Akeno twists into a roundhouse kick on the other gunman that tried to shoot him. Literally trying to punt him away. Using the spin, he spins back to a stance blocking the two gunmen's way down the hall. "Uh-huh. Hey, Killshot, might want to stay right there. I'll be right back to talk to you."

The man behind Rush is then upended as she attacks with a back spinning leg sweep. Instantly she's back upright to face the man who she swung the hammer at as she brings her hands up again in a propper martial stance, ready to defend her self at any second.

Akeno misses unfortunately with the kick.

There are, of course, instruments for sucking materials from wounds about. The trick is that one wrong move could drive a sliver more deeply into the alien. But Jade's hand is steady... most of the bullet is out....

Killshot is free. He tries to rush Akeno and then toss him back into the room.

Hit two friends try to blast Akeno,.

Meanwhile the two gunmen continue to try and grab Rushuna.

One of the gunmen connects with a punch.

Jade gives an excited cry as she gets the very last sliver of the bullet out! The question now is - is it in time?

The Doctor says, "The energy signature has stopped diminishing... wait, I think it's getting stronger."

Jade says, "Wonderful!"

Jade monitors the signature with the doctor.

Killshot says, "With any luck, the others have gotten to the room where the alien is being held. Let's get out of here."

Killshot runs off.

Slowly, the harden crystal shell around G-037 crackles and begins to fall away. It reveals a small glowing ball of energy. It's G, if only smaller and weaker now.

Jade asks G, "Are you ok?"

G replies, "My capacities are weakened, but yes I am ok. Thank you for your help."

Jade says, "I'm-just-sorry-I-didn't-get-to=you-before-you-crystalised I-tried I'm-Jade-Ashcroft-by-the-way."

The gunmen who were attacking Akeno run off, following Killshot.

Akeno grumbles as he gets up from the room he was tossed into, heading to check on G and Jade. He stops along the way to check on Rushuna. "Don't worry, kid... we'll get 'em next time."

The gunmen who were fighting Rushuna, they make a break for the operating room. Along the way, they encounter the twins. They don't get any further.

G says, "Thank you Jade Ashcroft. The material contained in the weapon that hurt me is an extreme rare isotope not found in this sector of space. Please excuse me, I have a matter to attend to. My ship is attempting to rescue me, and I wish to avoid any accidental damages."

G rises and float up through the ceiling.

Jade says, "Please-do I-hope-wr-can-talk-more-some-time."