12.3
[X] Mobile Bullet-Hose
-[X]If we can see a Ghost, shoot until we can't see them anymore. (If Wave Beam shots ignore cover and track, does it even matter if the arm cannon isn't pointed at the target when we start shooting?)
-[X]Keep moving, especially when no Ghosts are visible.
-[X]If just shooting the Chozo Ghosts with regular Wave Cannon shots is insufficient to dispel their summoned Human Ghosts, use Charged attacks when human ghosts are present.
-[X]Heroes keep reporting locations please.
1D20+2 => 14 #<13 Samus bullet hose
1D20 => 14 #<17 Second Echo
1D20+2 => 12 #<13 Samus retaliates
You move, vanishing into a blur.
"Gonna keep moving, if I stand still they'll just get a free shot." You say over the comms, bouncing off tree's, benches and a fountain in an increasing erratic pattern. Didn't matter watching, just had to stay mobile.
"Copy Huntress, we'll keep our eyes peeled." Dauntless informs you. Just as he says that a spectral figure catches your eye, a target lock flashing on your HUD. Your arm cannon snaps up as undulating masses of energy pour out and arc towards their target. The Echo doesn't even get a chance to react as they slam into it, staggering the spectral entity. It raises an arm to ward off the shots and then seems to turn before vanishing. You spin in the air, foot slamming into the ground, propelling you forward. Well that's at least-WHOA!
You fall to your knees, skidding along the ground in what you had seen Dean say is a "power slide" when he showed a video of a concert to you and Dennis, a blade of energy passing just over your head.
You push your foot out, spinning yourself around to retaliate against the other Echo but it had already vanished without a trace.
1D20 => 10 #<15 Miss Militia spots
1D20+1 => 15 #<15 Armsmaster spots
1D20+2 => 17 #<15 Dauntless spots
1D20+2 => 6 #<13 Samus attacks Echo
1D20 => 6 #<17 Echo hits?
1D20 => 8 #<17 Other Echo hits?
1D20+2 => 20 #<13 Samus tries again
"Echo by the fountain!" You hear Armsmaster call out just as Dauntless yells out the location of the other by the park entrance. You glance towards the one at the park entrance but don't even get a chance to fire before you have to leap into the air as dozens of orbs of light slam into your position. Another chill up your spine causes your jets to fire, just as a bolt of lightning passes through where you just were, the clap of thunder that followed it automatically muffled by your suit. Your hand shoots out to catch you, and you manage a perfect one-handed cartwheel to place yourself back to your feet. Sadly the Echoes don't appreciate your acrobatic skill.
They do however appreciate the charge shot you let loose, the ground underneath one of them turning molten as it impacts and explodes. A few more shots force the echo away.
1D20 => 20 CRIT #<15 Mouse Spot Check
1D20+4 => 7 #<13 Samus attacks
1D20+4 => 7 #<13 Samus attacks Echo 2
1D20 => 14 #<17 Echo 1
"YEAH! RUN COWARD!" Mouse shouts, waving her sword in the air. It appeared she and the other heroes had arrived. You can see them running into cover throughout the park, Velocity running past you with a wave, before you continue on your constant bouncing between location to location, keeping mobile to avoid getting hit.
"Focus Mouse." Miss Militia chides her friend.
"Ah come on, we have these ghosts on the run!"
"They're afraid of mice!" Triumph pipes up.
"Ha! He gets it! I bet they're so scared the ghosts are going to appear right there!" Mouse Protector crows, pointing with her sword.
"Would you all focus, these things are trying to kill-" Armsmaster starts, before the Echoes appear right where Mouse Protector pointed.
"Huh." Mouse Protector states, slowly lowering her blade.
You turn your arm cannon towards them, snapping off a few shots. Unfortunately both vanish before any of the shots can connect.
"Ah man, that would have been an amazing story if you hit them!" Assault whines, followed by a muffled thump as you assume his wife smacks him in the head.
"Alien ghosts are trying to murder her! Don't complain!" Battery yells over the comm and you hear a quiet "Yes dear." From Assault.
Well at least- you feel another chill and the jets on your back fire, you roll out of the way of a torrent of shots tear through tree's with explosive force. Your arm cannon snaps up when something bright catches at the corner of your eye. You turn slightly and-
Oh.
It was distracting you so the other could charge an attack.
1D20 => 20 CRIT #<17 Echo 2
1D50+30*2 => 109 #KAMEHAMEHA
1D20+6 => 13 #<13 Samus retaliate because it's standing still
A beam of heat hits you dead center, everything for a few meters exploding into fire as your world becomes a blinding light. Your shields drain, an entire energy tank vanishing under the devastating power of this assault. You however are not idle, not flinching in the face of this onslaught. Your beam cannon is charged just as shouts of alarm reach your ears, some even calling your name.
"DIE!" You snarl, letting the charge shot loose. An explosion and everything not being blinding light tells you it had struck and you immediately leap out of the cracked, burning terrain. Exclamations of relief come over your comms, but one in particular stands out.
"That beam was powerful enough that it could have went through every building from here to the bay, yet there isn't even a scratch on her." Armsmaster mutters. "Just how durable is she? How durable am I? Questions for later."
"Is this really the time to be wondering that?" Velocity asks.
1D20 => 13 #<15 Miss Militia spots
1D20+1 => 2 CRIT FAIL #<15 Armsmaster spots
A sphere of energy striking Armsmaster answers that question, his shields flaring and blue visor flickering between dark and lit as electricity visibly dances across the surface of his suit.
"GAH, Damnit." He says, pulse system activating to help propel him into cover. "Minimal damage, but it short-circuited my suit for a second."
"Think they aren't happy we're helping, everyone keep your eyes open!" Mouse adds.
1D20+2 => 21 #<15 Dauntless spots
1D20 => 18 #<15 Mouse spots Echo 2
1D20+2 => 6 #<13 Samus bullethose 2
1D20 => 1 CRIT FAIL #<17 Other Echo
1D20+20 => 37 #<17 Samus free hit
"I see one! Seven O'Clock Huntress!" Dauntless suddenly shouts.
"I see another, to your right!" Mouse adds, and you catch her running
You pivot instantly, firing at the Echo Dauntless spotted but it vanishes before your shots connect. You know the other had vanished so you turn, charging a shot for the moment one of them pops up- A towering transparent figure appears in front of you, energy blade raised to bring it crashing down on your head.
The charge blast strikes it right in its chest, sending it back as it disintegrates into motes of light. It seems to fall in slow motion, vanishing before it hits the ground.
Cheers come instantly through the comms.
"That's one fucker down!" Triumph cries.
"WHOO, Way to go Huntress!" Velocity yells, and you see him pumping a fist in the air.
1D20 => 15 #<15 Miss Militia spots
1D20+2 => 12 #<13 Samus shoot
1D20 => 15 #<17 Echo attack
"We're not done yet!" Miss Militia yells. "Ten O'Clock!"
You whirl, lining up a shot. Unfortunately you don't have time to get a shot off before you have to dive out of the way as a torrent of energy rips through the air where you just were.
"Think we pissed this thing off!" Assault provides, and you see him and Battery racing between cover to avoid getting in the line of fire.
1D20 => 2 #<15 Miss Militia spots
1D20+1 => 9 #<15 Armsmaster spots
1D20+2 => 16 #<15 Dauntless spots
1D20+2 => 14 #<13 Samus shoot
"Behind you!" Dauntless calls from above and you immediately you spin around, letting loose several wild shots. They pass through the air before suddenly veering into the Echo.
"Think we'll call this the worlds most stressful game of whack-a-mole in the report..." Mouse mutters to herself as you're force to stay on the move.
1D20 => 7 #<15 Miss Militia spots
1D20+1 => 4 #<15 Armsmaster spots
1D20+2 => 10 #<15 Dauntless spots
1D20 => 2 #<15 Mouse spots
1D20 => 7 #<15 Triumph spots
1D20 => 6 #<15 Velocity spots
1D20 => 11 #<15 Assault spots
1D20 => 6 #<15 Battery spots
1D20+4 => 13 #<15 Samus spots
However, it does strike out at you, for several long moments the Echo doesn't attack once. You could feel the tension mounting as each hero scans the area, hoping to catch a glimpse of the entity before it unleashes another attack.
"Think it ran off?" Velocity asks.
"Don't even joke about that, if this thing got loose in the city..." Dauntless trails off, letting the implication speak for itself.
"We won't let that happen, got to keep our eyes peeled. It has to show up sometime." Miss Militia orders.
1D20+2 => 4 #<17 Echo Attacks
1D20+2 => 3 #<13 Samus retaliates
As if on cure a chill runs up your spine and you dive out of the way of a ball of energy that slams into where you were standing, leaving behind a molten crater. You bring your arm cannon up, only to catch a flash of its spectral form vanishing.
This things getting on your nerves.
1D20 => 11 #<15 Miss Militia spots
1D20+1 => 8 #<15 Armsmaster spots
1D20+2 => 14 #<15 Dauntless spots
"Damnit, missed it materializing." Dauntless curses.
"It's getting smarter, ambushing whenever we least expect it. It's coming down to who can shoot first." Armsmaster observes, and you see him slowly walking through the park, assault rifle raised and glancing at every shadow, every flash of movement. Seems he had put away his halberd with the way the fights been going.
"Well I think it's a coward! Come on ya big chicken! Are ya really scared of a little girl?!" She mocks with a laugh and even you can tell she's trying to raise everyone's spirits. It was working though, at least for you. The Echo must be badly injured at this rate. You spare a glance towards Mouse Protector as you leap from point to point.
And just manage to catch the Echo materialize right beside her.
1D20 => 1 CRIT FAILURE #<15 Mouse spots
You see it in slow motion, one minute Mouse was standing there, fine. Then a ghostly taloned hand appears, slamming into her side with the force of a bullet. She comes apart in a shower of gore, your super-senses allowing you to watch where each bit flies off too. Then another claw comes in, slicing through spine and arm bone with contemptuous ease. One half nearly reaches the ground before vanishing. The other simply lands with a quiet thump and the pitter-patter of blood droplets staining the white snow in a fan-like spray.
1D20+2 => 13 #<17 Ghost tries to hit Samus
1D20+6 => 18 #<13 Samus Angry
You aren't even given time to process what just happened before the Echo whirls around, a spray of bolts forcing you to dash to the side. But as adrenaline pumps into your system what you just witnessed, someone you care about being torn to pieces finally comes home.
And all you see is red.
You cross the distance between you and the Echo in an instant, a charged shot already formed on the end of your arm cannon. You smash it into the creature, an inarticulate scream of rage on your lips. The Charge shot explodes on contact, the energy released vaporizing Mouse Protectors severed legs and arm but washing harmlessly over you as you pump uncharged blast after uncharged blast into it before the creature vanishes.
1D20-1 => 3 #<15 Miss Militia spots, receives modifier for rage
1D20+1 => 17 #<15 Armsmaster spots
A scream of shock, horror and rage draws your attention for only a moment as you see Miss Militia race forward towards you before stopping short. The Assault rifle in her hands shifts between weapon after weapon as she tears herself away from staring at where Mouse Protector was eviscerated as she searches for the culprit as the other's begin to react to their leader vanishing in a fountain of blood.
"Oh god Karren no!"
"No, Goddamnit no..."
"FUCK, FUCK!"
"They got her!" Armsmaster suddenly interrupts. "The clinic! I got the alert from Dragon, she teleported before she fell unconscious. They'll be able to heal her!"
Miss Militia doesn't respond, focused on the task at hand but you can see a slight tremble to her hands.
"She'll be fine, but we need to be- BEHIND YOU!" Armsmaster yells and you turn.
1D20+3 => 12 #<13 Samus enraged
1D20 => 3 #<17 Echo murderous
A scream tears from your throat as you fire shot after shot at the Echo, even though it had already vanished without a trace. You don't care, you want this thing dead. You want it dead. A few shots from Miss Milita joins your torrent of destruction, though the bullets do little in comparison to the heat and force released from a wave beam shot impacting.
You stop shooting, a small part of your mind reminding you this was only presenting an opening for the creature. Miss Militia stops too, you could hear how her heart was pounding in her chest. You both weren't calm, both not focusing. While she was stifling it, trying to turn it into a laser focus you were giving into mindless rage. Need to keep mind clear, turn rage into purpose. Both tactics weren't good, weren't working.
Got to make it work. Have to kill it. Kill it. Killitkillitkillitkillit...
You cross the distance between you and her in an instant, standing in front of her. Part of you wants to hug her and cry, another knows you're still in combat and instincts honed on Zebes scream at you to pull yourself away, raise your arm cannon and get ready to fight for survival. So for a moment you stand confused, one hand reaching towards Miss Milita before you pull it back.
She freezes as well looking down at your hand, and a silent understanding passes between the two of you. Though you can't see her face you almost see her eyes crinkling in a smile.
And then red droplets splatter across your visor as a large taloned hand bursts through her torso, lifting her into the air.
1D20-1 => 0 CRIT FAIL #<15 Miss Militia spots, receives modifier for rage
The Echo tosses Miss Milita away with almost casual disdain, her broken body crashing into a tree with bone-breaking force. With little more than meat and her armour holding her together she splits apart, offal spilling out. You're still holding still as you were, not even registering as a shot rings out and surrounds Miss Militia in a purple light, putting her into stasis. Nor Armsmaster screaming that she'll live if you attack. All you can do is stare ahead.
The creature raises its arm.
It's too late to react, you've already charged your next attack.
1D20+10 => 20 #<13 Samus receives modifier due to rage
It strikes the beast, forcing it to vanish. You move, not thinking, only acting. All that is in your mind is an animalistic rage, a soundless fury that consumes your very being. Voices ring in your ears, shouting words that you don't care to register the meaning of. All you want to do is rip and tear rip and tear kill kill kill kill killKILlkilLLKillkIlL
"HANNAH! Goddamnit, Goddamnit it knows we're spotting for Samus! Everyone get out of there! I'll watch-"
A torrent of blasts scream into the sky, one clips Dauntless's leg.
1D20+2-1 => 2 CRIT FAIL #<15 Dauntless spots, receives negative modifier due to teammate injuries
The blast vaporizes everything below his ribcage, his shield and arc lance exploding into splinters. He falls from the sky, little more than a torso and head. Your shot catches him when he's halfway to the ground, freezing him in place.
And then you explode forward, a snarling beast. Shots pour from your arm cannon.
Kill kill KIll KIllkIllKiLLkilLKIlLKiLl
1D20+13 => 23 #<13 KILLKILLKILLKILLKILL
They arc through the air straight into the creatureKILL forcing it awaykiLlKILLkillkIlL
People arekill shouting.
You killdon'tKILL KilLcare.
Killkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkill
1D20-1 => 14 #<15 Battery spots, receives negative modifier for teammates injuries
1D20-1 => 8 #<15 Assault spots, receives negative modifier for teammates injuries
1D20-1 => 2 #<15 Triumph spots, receives negative modifier for teammates injuries
1D20-1 => 13 #<15 Velocity spots, receives negative modifier for teammates injuries
1D20+6 => 22 #<15 Samus spots, receives positive modifier for her unforgiving rage
1D20+13 => 30 #<13 KILLKILLKILLKILLKILLKILLKILLKILL
You know where it's going to appear, almost sense it. Shot charged you bring it up just as it appears and fire. It's head twitches, looking at you with empty eyes and you almost see a hint of... respect in them. Before it disintegrates into motes of light with an unearthly wail.
You're left standing there, hand twitching and flexing constantly as you expect more to come. You want more to killKILLkillkillkillkillkillkill make them pay kill
But they don't, and as if to mock you the sky clears, sun illuminating the devastation wrought upon the park. All the trees were gone, the fountain and benches were smashed. A Scorch mark traced a path across the length of the park, nevermind the still smoldering craters that dotted the landscape.
Or the blood from the adult capes.
Armsmaster rushes over to Miss Militia, hitting her with another paralyzer shot. "Samus, get Dauntless down." He informs you, and numbly do so. First shooting him again just to make he was in stasis, then leaping up and plucking the weightless mass from the air, trying to not think about how little there is of him.
When you land you lay him beside Miss Militia, the others rushing over to the four of you.
Hand clasp over mouths, shock and horror permeates but there's a feeling of... routine amongst the older capes. Like they had seen this before one too many times. You do hear that you'll be helping keep them in stasis until ambulances arrive to take them to the clinic. Then they'll be no worse for wear.
Everything would be fine...
Triumph however just stares at Dauntless and Miss Militia's frozen forms, muttering. "Why...?" Asking a question but not expecting an answ-
"There is a Magical operation of maximum importance; the Initiation of a New Aeon." A voice, radiating with ancient power cuts through the cloud of despair like a knife. Instantly your Arm Cannon is up, ready to kill the speaker without a second thought.
But when you see what it was you stop short. For this was no Echo but the real thing. A Chozo ghost, skeletal yet with a weight to it few could comprehend. Unimaginable power was held by this long dead being and it was looking right at you.
"When it becomes necessary to utter a Word, the whole Planet must be bathed in blood..."
And then, with that Omen given it disintegrates into light, leaving you with far too many questions as shouts of shock and calls for answers come from those still conscious.
[Energy: 70 (02)]
MOUSE PROTECTOR STATUS: SEVERELY INJURED
RECOVERY TIME: Negligible. See GF User Manuel on Mark V Biopod for details.
MISS MILITIA STATUS: SEVERELY INJURED
RECOVERY TIME: Negligible. See GF User Manuel on Mark V Biopod for details.
DAUNTLESS STATUS: SEVERELY INJURED
RECOVERY TIME: Negligible. See GF User Manuel on Mark V Biopod for details.
No write ins.
[] Stay out of everyone's way.
[] Stay by Miss Militia and Dauntless.
[] Clean up some of the mess.
AN: Yeah, I know I said I wouldn't massively screw you guys over for 1's but uh, didn't have much option in this case due to circumstance. As you can see Armsmaster got through a crit-fail fine due to his fed armour while the other's... didn't.
So blame Armsmaster for putting himself first and not making everyone Fed Armour immediately and not the dice or GM please!
To make it up, have a Samus cosplaying as Alice from American McGee's Alice in Wonderland!
-[X]If we can see a Ghost, shoot until we can't see them anymore. (If Wave Beam shots ignore cover and track, does it even matter if the arm cannon isn't pointed at the target when we start shooting?)
-[X]Keep moving, especially when no Ghosts are visible.
-[X]If just shooting the Chozo Ghosts with regular Wave Cannon shots is insufficient to dispel their summoned Human Ghosts, use Charged attacks when human ghosts are present.
-[X]Heroes keep reporting locations please.
1D20+2 => 14 #<13 Samus bullet hose
1D20 => 14 #<17 Second Echo
1D20+2 => 12 #<13 Samus retaliates
You move, vanishing into a blur.
"Gonna keep moving, if I stand still they'll just get a free shot." You say over the comms, bouncing off tree's, benches and a fountain in an increasing erratic pattern. Didn't matter watching, just had to stay mobile.
"Copy Huntress, we'll keep our eyes peeled." Dauntless informs you. Just as he says that a spectral figure catches your eye, a target lock flashing on your HUD. Your arm cannon snaps up as undulating masses of energy pour out and arc towards their target. The Echo doesn't even get a chance to react as they slam into it, staggering the spectral entity. It raises an arm to ward off the shots and then seems to turn before vanishing. You spin in the air, foot slamming into the ground, propelling you forward. Well that's at least-WHOA!
You fall to your knees, skidding along the ground in what you had seen Dean say is a "power slide" when he showed a video of a concert to you and Dennis, a blade of energy passing just over your head.
You push your foot out, spinning yourself around to retaliate against the other Echo but it had already vanished without a trace.
1D20 => 10 #<15 Miss Militia spots
1D20+1 => 15 #<15 Armsmaster spots
1D20+2 => 17 #<15 Dauntless spots
1D20+2 => 6 #<13 Samus attacks Echo
1D20 => 6 #<17 Echo hits?
1D20 => 8 #<17 Other Echo hits?
1D20+2 => 20 #<13 Samus tries again
"Echo by the fountain!" You hear Armsmaster call out just as Dauntless yells out the location of the other by the park entrance. You glance towards the one at the park entrance but don't even get a chance to fire before you have to leap into the air as dozens of orbs of light slam into your position. Another chill up your spine causes your jets to fire, just as a bolt of lightning passes through where you just were, the clap of thunder that followed it automatically muffled by your suit. Your hand shoots out to catch you, and you manage a perfect one-handed cartwheel to place yourself back to your feet. Sadly the Echoes don't appreciate your acrobatic skill.
They do however appreciate the charge shot you let loose, the ground underneath one of them turning molten as it impacts and explodes. A few more shots force the echo away.
1D20 => 20 CRIT #<15 Mouse Spot Check
1D20+4 => 7 #<13 Samus attacks
1D20+4 => 7 #<13 Samus attacks Echo 2
1D20 => 14 #<17 Echo 1
"YEAH! RUN COWARD!" Mouse shouts, waving her sword in the air. It appeared she and the other heroes had arrived. You can see them running into cover throughout the park, Velocity running past you with a wave, before you continue on your constant bouncing between location to location, keeping mobile to avoid getting hit.
"Focus Mouse." Miss Militia chides her friend.
"Ah come on, we have these ghosts on the run!"
"They're afraid of mice!" Triumph pipes up.
"Ha! He gets it! I bet they're so scared the ghosts are going to appear right there!" Mouse Protector crows, pointing with her sword.
"Would you all focus, these things are trying to kill-" Armsmaster starts, before the Echoes appear right where Mouse Protector pointed.
"Huh." Mouse Protector states, slowly lowering her blade.
You turn your arm cannon towards them, snapping off a few shots. Unfortunately both vanish before any of the shots can connect.
"Ah man, that would have been an amazing story if you hit them!" Assault whines, followed by a muffled thump as you assume his wife smacks him in the head.
"Alien ghosts are trying to murder her! Don't complain!" Battery yells over the comm and you hear a quiet "Yes dear." From Assault.
Well at least- you feel another chill and the jets on your back fire, you roll out of the way of a torrent of shots tear through tree's with explosive force. Your arm cannon snaps up when something bright catches at the corner of your eye. You turn slightly and-
Oh.
It was distracting you so the other could charge an attack.
1D20 => 20 CRIT #<17 Echo 2
1D50+30*2 => 109 #KAMEHAMEHA
1D20+6 => 13 #<13 Samus retaliate because it's standing still
A beam of heat hits you dead center, everything for a few meters exploding into fire as your world becomes a blinding light. Your shields drain, an entire energy tank vanishing under the devastating power of this assault. You however are not idle, not flinching in the face of this onslaught. Your beam cannon is charged just as shouts of alarm reach your ears, some even calling your name.
"DIE!" You snarl, letting the charge shot loose. An explosion and everything not being blinding light tells you it had struck and you immediately leap out of the cracked, burning terrain. Exclamations of relief come over your comms, but one in particular stands out.
"That beam was powerful enough that it could have went through every building from here to the bay, yet there isn't even a scratch on her." Armsmaster mutters. "Just how durable is she? How durable am I? Questions for later."
"Is this really the time to be wondering that?" Velocity asks.
1D20 => 13 #<15 Miss Militia spots
1D20+1 => 2 CRIT FAIL #<15 Armsmaster spots
A sphere of energy striking Armsmaster answers that question, his shields flaring and blue visor flickering between dark and lit as electricity visibly dances across the surface of his suit.
"GAH, Damnit." He says, pulse system activating to help propel him into cover. "Minimal damage, but it short-circuited my suit for a second."
"Think they aren't happy we're helping, everyone keep your eyes open!" Mouse adds.
1D20+2 => 21 #<15 Dauntless spots
1D20 => 18 #<15 Mouse spots Echo 2
1D20+2 => 6 #<13 Samus bullethose 2
1D20 => 1 CRIT FAIL #<17 Other Echo
1D20+20 => 37 #<17 Samus free hit
"I see one! Seven O'Clock Huntress!" Dauntless suddenly shouts.
"I see another, to your right!" Mouse adds, and you catch her running
You pivot instantly, firing at the Echo Dauntless spotted but it vanishes before your shots connect. You know the other had vanished so you turn, charging a shot for the moment one of them pops up- A towering transparent figure appears in front of you, energy blade raised to bring it crashing down on your head.
The charge blast strikes it right in its chest, sending it back as it disintegrates into motes of light. It seems to fall in slow motion, vanishing before it hits the ground.
Cheers come instantly through the comms.
"That's one fucker down!" Triumph cries.
"WHOO, Way to go Huntress!" Velocity yells, and you see him pumping a fist in the air.
1D20 => 15 #<15 Miss Militia spots
1D20+2 => 12 #<13 Samus shoot
1D20 => 15 #<17 Echo attack
"We're not done yet!" Miss Militia yells. "Ten O'Clock!"
You whirl, lining up a shot. Unfortunately you don't have time to get a shot off before you have to dive out of the way as a torrent of energy rips through the air where you just were.
"Think we pissed this thing off!" Assault provides, and you see him and Battery racing between cover to avoid getting in the line of fire.
1D20 => 2 #<15 Miss Militia spots
1D20+1 => 9 #<15 Armsmaster spots
1D20+2 => 16 #<15 Dauntless spots
1D20+2 => 14 #<13 Samus shoot
"Behind you!" Dauntless calls from above and you immediately you spin around, letting loose several wild shots. They pass through the air before suddenly veering into the Echo.
"Think we'll call this the worlds most stressful game of whack-a-mole in the report..." Mouse mutters to herself as you're force to stay on the move.
1D20 => 7 #<15 Miss Militia spots
1D20+1 => 4 #<15 Armsmaster spots
1D20+2 => 10 #<15 Dauntless spots
1D20 => 2 #<15 Mouse spots
1D20 => 7 #<15 Triumph spots
1D20 => 6 #<15 Velocity spots
1D20 => 11 #<15 Assault spots
1D20 => 6 #<15 Battery spots
1D20+4 => 13 #<15 Samus spots
However, it does strike out at you, for several long moments the Echo doesn't attack once. You could feel the tension mounting as each hero scans the area, hoping to catch a glimpse of the entity before it unleashes another attack.
"Think it ran off?" Velocity asks.
"Don't even joke about that, if this thing got loose in the city..." Dauntless trails off, letting the implication speak for itself.
"We won't let that happen, got to keep our eyes peeled. It has to show up sometime." Miss Militia orders.
1D20+2 => 4 #<17 Echo Attacks
1D20+2 => 3 #<13 Samus retaliates
As if on cure a chill runs up your spine and you dive out of the way of a ball of energy that slams into where you were standing, leaving behind a molten crater. You bring your arm cannon up, only to catch a flash of its spectral form vanishing.
This things getting on your nerves.
1D20 => 11 #<15 Miss Militia spots
1D20+1 => 8 #<15 Armsmaster spots
1D20+2 => 14 #<15 Dauntless spots
"Damnit, missed it materializing." Dauntless curses.
"It's getting smarter, ambushing whenever we least expect it. It's coming down to who can shoot first." Armsmaster observes, and you see him slowly walking through the park, assault rifle raised and glancing at every shadow, every flash of movement. Seems he had put away his halberd with the way the fights been going.
"Well I think it's a coward! Come on ya big chicken! Are ya really scared of a little girl?!" She mocks with a laugh and even you can tell she's trying to raise everyone's spirits. It was working though, at least for you. The Echo must be badly injured at this rate. You spare a glance towards Mouse Protector as you leap from point to point.
And just manage to catch the Echo materialize right beside her.
1D20 => 1 CRIT FAILURE #<15 Mouse spots
You see it in slow motion, one minute Mouse was standing there, fine. Then a ghostly taloned hand appears, slamming into her side with the force of a bullet. She comes apart in a shower of gore, your super-senses allowing you to watch where each bit flies off too. Then another claw comes in, slicing through spine and arm bone with contemptuous ease. One half nearly reaches the ground before vanishing. The other simply lands with a quiet thump and the pitter-patter of blood droplets staining the white snow in a fan-like spray.
1D20+2 => 13 #<17 Ghost tries to hit Samus
1D20+6 => 18 #<13 Samus Angry
You aren't even given time to process what just happened before the Echo whirls around, a spray of bolts forcing you to dash to the side. But as adrenaline pumps into your system what you just witnessed, someone you care about being torn to pieces finally comes home.
And all you see is red.
You cross the distance between you and the Echo in an instant, a charged shot already formed on the end of your arm cannon. You smash it into the creature, an inarticulate scream of rage on your lips. The Charge shot explodes on contact, the energy released vaporizing Mouse Protectors severed legs and arm but washing harmlessly over you as you pump uncharged blast after uncharged blast into it before the creature vanishes.
1D20-1 => 3 #<15 Miss Militia spots, receives modifier for rage
1D20+1 => 17 #<15 Armsmaster spots
A scream of shock, horror and rage draws your attention for only a moment as you see Miss Militia race forward towards you before stopping short. The Assault rifle in her hands shifts between weapon after weapon as she tears herself away from staring at where Mouse Protector was eviscerated as she searches for the culprit as the other's begin to react to their leader vanishing in a fountain of blood.
"Oh god Karren no!"
"No, Goddamnit no..."
"FUCK, FUCK!"
"They got her!" Armsmaster suddenly interrupts. "The clinic! I got the alert from Dragon, she teleported before she fell unconscious. They'll be able to heal her!"
Miss Militia doesn't respond, focused on the task at hand but you can see a slight tremble to her hands.
"She'll be fine, but we need to be- BEHIND YOU!" Armsmaster yells and you turn.
1D20+3 => 12 #<13 Samus enraged
1D20 => 3 #<17 Echo murderous
A scream tears from your throat as you fire shot after shot at the Echo, even though it had already vanished without a trace. You don't care, you want this thing dead. You want it dead. A few shots from Miss Milita joins your torrent of destruction, though the bullets do little in comparison to the heat and force released from a wave beam shot impacting.
You stop shooting, a small part of your mind reminding you this was only presenting an opening for the creature. Miss Militia stops too, you could hear how her heart was pounding in her chest. You both weren't calm, both not focusing. While she was stifling it, trying to turn it into a laser focus you were giving into mindless rage. Need to keep mind clear, turn rage into purpose. Both tactics weren't good, weren't working.
Got to make it work. Have to kill it. Kill it. Killitkillitkillitkillit...
You cross the distance between you and her in an instant, standing in front of her. Part of you wants to hug her and cry, another knows you're still in combat and instincts honed on Zebes scream at you to pull yourself away, raise your arm cannon and get ready to fight for survival. So for a moment you stand confused, one hand reaching towards Miss Milita before you pull it back.
She freezes as well looking down at your hand, and a silent understanding passes between the two of you. Though you can't see her face you almost see her eyes crinkling in a smile.
And then red droplets splatter across your visor as a large taloned hand bursts through her torso, lifting her into the air.
1D20-1 => 0 CRIT FAIL #<15 Miss Militia spots, receives modifier for rage
The Echo tosses Miss Milita away with almost casual disdain, her broken body crashing into a tree with bone-breaking force. With little more than meat and her armour holding her together she splits apart, offal spilling out. You're still holding still as you were, not even registering as a shot rings out and surrounds Miss Militia in a purple light, putting her into stasis. Nor Armsmaster screaming that she'll live if you attack. All you can do is stare ahead.
The creature raises its arm.
It's too late to react, you've already charged your next attack.
1D20+10 => 20 #<13 Samus receives modifier due to rage
It strikes the beast, forcing it to vanish. You move, not thinking, only acting. All that is in your mind is an animalistic rage, a soundless fury that consumes your very being. Voices ring in your ears, shouting words that you don't care to register the meaning of. All you want to do is rip and tear rip and tear kill kill kill kill killKILlkilLLKillkIlL
"HANNAH! Goddamnit, Goddamnit it knows we're spotting for Samus! Everyone get out of there! I'll watch-"
A torrent of blasts scream into the sky, one clips Dauntless's leg.
1D20+2-1 => 2 CRIT FAIL #<15 Dauntless spots, receives negative modifier due to teammate injuries
The blast vaporizes everything below his ribcage, his shield and arc lance exploding into splinters. He falls from the sky, little more than a torso and head. Your shot catches him when he's halfway to the ground, freezing him in place.
And then you explode forward, a snarling beast. Shots pour from your arm cannon.
Kill kill KIll KIllkIllKiLLkilLKIlLKiLl
1D20+13 => 23 #<13 KILLKILLKILLKILLKILL
They arc through the air straight into the creatureKILL forcing it awaykiLlKILLkillkIlL
People arekill shouting.
You killdon'tKILL KilLcare.
Killkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkill
1D20-1 => 14 #<15 Battery spots, receives negative modifier for teammates injuries
1D20-1 => 8 #<15 Assault spots, receives negative modifier for teammates injuries
1D20-1 => 2 #<15 Triumph spots, receives negative modifier for teammates injuries
1D20-1 => 13 #<15 Velocity spots, receives negative modifier for teammates injuries
1D20+6 => 22 #<15 Samus spots, receives positive modifier for her unforgiving rage
1D20+13 => 30 #<13 KILLKILLKILLKILLKILLKILLKILLKILL
You know where it's going to appear, almost sense it. Shot charged you bring it up just as it appears and fire. It's head twitches, looking at you with empty eyes and you almost see a hint of... respect in them. Before it disintegrates into motes of light with an unearthly wail.
You're left standing there, hand twitching and flexing constantly as you expect more to come. You want more to killKILLkillkillkillkillkillkill make them pay kill
But they don't, and as if to mock you the sky clears, sun illuminating the devastation wrought upon the park. All the trees were gone, the fountain and benches were smashed. A Scorch mark traced a path across the length of the park, nevermind the still smoldering craters that dotted the landscape.
Or the blood from the adult capes.
Armsmaster rushes over to Miss Militia, hitting her with another paralyzer shot. "Samus, get Dauntless down." He informs you, and numbly do so. First shooting him again just to make he was in stasis, then leaping up and plucking the weightless mass from the air, trying to not think about how little there is of him.
When you land you lay him beside Miss Militia, the others rushing over to the four of you.
Hand clasp over mouths, shock and horror permeates but there's a feeling of... routine amongst the older capes. Like they had seen this before one too many times. You do hear that you'll be helping keep them in stasis until ambulances arrive to take them to the clinic. Then they'll be no worse for wear.
Everything would be fine...
Triumph however just stares at Dauntless and Miss Militia's frozen forms, muttering. "Why...?" Asking a question but not expecting an answ-
"There is a Magical operation of maximum importance; the Initiation of a New Aeon." A voice, radiating with ancient power cuts through the cloud of despair like a knife. Instantly your Arm Cannon is up, ready to kill the speaker without a second thought.
But when you see what it was you stop short. For this was no Echo but the real thing. A Chozo ghost, skeletal yet with a weight to it few could comprehend. Unimaginable power was held by this long dead being and it was looking right at you.
"When it becomes necessary to utter a Word, the whole Planet must be bathed in blood..."
And then, with that Omen given it disintegrates into light, leaving you with far too many questions as shouts of shock and calls for answers come from those still conscious.
[Energy: 70 (02)]
MOUSE PROTECTOR STATUS: SEVERELY INJURED
RECOVERY TIME: Negligible. See GF User Manuel on Mark V Biopod for details.
MISS MILITIA STATUS: SEVERELY INJURED
RECOVERY TIME: Negligible. See GF User Manuel on Mark V Biopod for details.
DAUNTLESS STATUS: SEVERELY INJURED
RECOVERY TIME: Negligible. See GF User Manuel on Mark V Biopod for details.
No write ins.
[] Stay out of everyone's way.
[] Stay by Miss Militia and Dauntless.
[] Clean up some of the mess.
AN: Yeah, I know I said I wouldn't massively screw you guys over for 1's but uh, didn't have much option in this case due to circumstance. As you can see Armsmaster got through a crit-fail fine due to his fed armour while the other's... didn't.
So blame Armsmaster for putting himself first and not making everyone Fed Armour immediately and not the dice or GM please!
To make it up, have a Samus cosplaying as Alice from American McGee's Alice in Wonderland!
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