Outside Manning Enterprises, Detective Broyko noticed that The Black Orchid breezed through the entire folder quickly, but obviously reading everything. Once they're there, she stepped out of the car, looked back at the Detective briefly and said "Thanks for the info and the ride, I hope I didn't make you too late."
“Nay, I am a spectator. It is the new capes’ show.” Broyko replied as he pointed to Manning Enterprises.
The Black Orchid looked at the building to size it up. When she approached she saw the double doors are ripped back. The doors were to the warehouse. The warehouse is single story and 40 ft high. Two unconscious bodies are in the door way. Temper and Peregrine are the Crushers laying there and their feet are glued to the floor. There was glue covering the opening. Black Orchid would have to jump past the glue to go in. She silently moved further down the outside the building to the next entrance.
Inside the warehouse Manta Lad silently knuckle-bumped Starbolt and grinned beneath his mask. Starbolt's trap had worked! Two Crushers were down before the fight even started! He remembered how Manta Man was always preaching that out-thinking an opponent was easier than out-fighting them. It seemed boring at the time.
Manta Lad was convinced the Crushers were responsible for the disappearance of Manta Man and the Crusaders, if only because the Crushers were the ones capitalizing on their disappearance.
Time to put his theory to the test!
Starbolt tells Manta-Lad "I am going to help subdue Merc. I think that we should have a partner. No member of our team should be alone, that only opens us up to being double teamed by these guys." He flew off from the top of the rafters toward the side of the building with the offices.
Black Orchid arrived at the office side of Manning Enterprises. The door had been blown off. In the doorway was Mercury Mercenary. He pulled his rifle from his where was slung on his back. He fired 5 shots in quick succession in the opposite direction of her.
BLAM! BLAM! BLAM! BLAM! BLAM!
Black Orchid saw the bullets hit their mark. A man with a skull face on a black bodysuit was the target. The bullets passed through him without harming him.
Mercury Mercenary step out of the frozen glue patch he was in. He took one step and was gone. Meltdown turned and started running after him. Mercury Mercenary was faster but Meltdown could take shortcuts by running through the walls. The two raced around the office building. The lapped their starting position three times before Meltdown found the angle he was looking for. ZWAST! His eyebeams of disintegration lashed out, missing Mercury Mercenary.
The killer speedster changed course. In mere seconds he is running toward Meltdown.
BLAM! BLAM! BLAM! BLAM! BLAM!
The high velocity of the combatants and the bullets caused the amazing happened. Meltdown was hit 3 times. The ghostly marvel managed to roll with the shots and not lose his balance. [GM Note: Meltdown is hit for a total of 15 damage; PR -14 from rolling with damage and HP -1].
Meltdown turned, running through a wall. In seconds he is behind Mercury Mercenary pursuing him.
Inside the warehouse Manta Lad silently swooped down from the rafters and kicked the top of the crate-tower nearest Mammoth, with the intention of crashing it all down on top of the man mountain! He was unsuccessful in crashing it down and the top crate missed. Both Mammoth and The Shrew looked up to where the crate came from.
Manta Lad hovered high above them and held his arms out so that the manta cape made its signature silhouette! With electricity sparking from his hands to partially illuminate him, he lowered his voice and shouted in his best imitation of Manta Man: "Toth! Brewster! Your little game is over! Give it up!" Hopefully the distance and the darkness covered a multitude of sins.
The teenage troublemaker watched to see Shrew and Mammoth's reaction!
Mammoth looked at The Shrew, “Manta Man has escaped! We have to tell Mocker. What if the other Crusaders have escaped as well?” The Shrew glared back, “We’ll tell Mocker alright! But after we capture him and bring him back.” She picks the nearest small crate and threw it at ‘Manta Man’. She hit him!
KRACK! [GM Note: Manta Lad is hit for 9 damage; PR -6 and HP -3 and no luck points were used to fool Mammoth and The Shrew]
Phade fired from the rafters at Mammoth. He hit the furry beast with a glancing shot. It appeared as if Mammoth didn’t even feel it.
Inside the offices, the deadly race continued with Meltdown chasing Mercury Mercenary. They weaved in and out of the office hallways until they were racing toward the entrance which the Crushers had come through.
The Black Orchid took a deep breath and let fly with a vacuum blast at the Merc. "That should take some of the wind out of his sails." Unfortunately she missed the speedster.
Starbolt flew to the location where Mercury Mercenary was at and let loose a pulse of power directed at the speedster. Mercury Mercenary easily moved out of its path to avoid being hit.
Black Orchid looked over her shoulder and saw Starbolt zooming in. She started for a moment and then realized who it is. "Whew! You startled me! Are there more?"
While the move by the speedster for hire avoided the pulse, it brought him right in line with Meltdown’s withering gaze.
ZWAST!
Mercury Mercenary fell to the ground unconscious.
Meltdown stopped running. He bent over and rested. He looked like he couldn’t take another step.
Inside the warehouse, Emerald Dragon swooped down from above Mammoth unleashing his acid breath. SPLUSH! The acids splashed the crates and floor but missed the hairy criminal.
Mammoth picked up a huge crated. “Manta Man catch this!” He threw the crate missing his target,
Phade took a second shot at Mammoth. He hit his target again. The time he could tell that Mammoth felt it.
Starbolt flew in from across the warehouse. BREAMMM! Starbolt fired a pulse of power at Mammoth. KRACK! Starbolt missed but destroyed two crates.
<Due Date: May 7th, Actions? Replies?>
Current Conditions:
Black Orchid Hit Points: 30 Power Points: 84
Emerald Dragon Hit Points: 81 Power Points: 98 Acid Breath: 29 Doses
Manta Lad Hit Points: 21 Power Points: 59 Luck Pool: 2
Meltdown Hit Points: 63 Power Points: 54 Non-corporals
Phade Hit Points: 17 Power Points: 58 Invulnerability: 8
Starbolt Hit Points: 34 Power Points: 71
Manta Lad
OOC:
Another great issue Tom! Mammoth?!?! :)
Welcome Marc! Black Orchid looks very cool.
Tom, where are Manta Lad, Starbolt and Emerald Dragon in relation to the map?
Thanks,
Jeff / Manta Lad
PS: And Phade!
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GM reply
They are on the second floor map. No one provided me locations, so I decided not to show it. You can decide your starting location for next issue (part of the benefit of the surprise). If you fly below 20 feet that places you on the first floor, above it will have you on the second floor map (Rafters are at 35ft and ceiling is at 40ft). To see both maps refer back to issues 2 or 3 and it is available on the web here:
http://vav-megalopolis-pbem.blogspot.com/2011/03/crusade-team-meets-issue-2.html
Thanks
Tom
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Black Orchid
[OOC]
Do I just reply to all here? From other posts it looks that way, so I'll proceed.
Thanks for having me in the game!
[IC]
Detective Broyko notices that The Black Orchid breezes through the entire folder quickly, but obviously reading everything. Once they're there, she steps out of the car, looks back at the Detective briefly and says "Thanks for the info and the ride, I hope I didn't make you too late."
The Black Orchid looks at the building to size it up. "Well, stairs it is I guess. Pain is ephemeral." ([OOC] Unless of course it is 20 stories up or something, I can't remember) She activates her Willpower (1 PP/rnd) once inside to make it easier to run up the stairs and to steel herself to the upcoming combat. She doesn't know exactly what's going on inside so she will take the closest set of stairs up to the main floor of Manning Enterprises. Whichever set of stairs she comes out, she will move to the closest intersection and quickly scan for activity.
1) If I see anybody (friend or foe) I will move in their direction to either help or engage them.
2) If she sees someone who doesn't match the description from the dossiers (or is not obviously a security guard) she'll take a shot with her Devitalization Ray. [flavor text when appropriate: The Balck Orchid raises her hand, and a beam of darkness shoots from her open palm, striking and enveloping her opponent in the icy cold blackness of a vacuum, sapping him of energy but causing no permanent damage]
3) Otherwise she will listen and move in the direction of activity.
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GM
You are correct this is the correct way to respond.
This is Manning Enterprises (not the Harmon Building with Crusader Citadel is in). So it is a 2 story building with a warehouse nearest Black Orchid and the offices further away.
When Black Orchid approaches she will see the double doors are ripped back. This is to the warehouse. It is single story and 40 ft high. Two unconscious bodies are in the door way. Temper and Peregrine (Vulture if you have the module) are the Crushers laying there and their feet are glued to the floor. There is glue covering the opening. Black Orchid would have to jump 1" (5 feet) to get past the glue.
Further door is to the office sides. It is two stories without any outside stairs. The door is gone and a patch of ice covers the entrance. A man is standing in the doorway. He matches the description of Mercury Mercenary.
Regards
Tom
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Starbolt
Welcome to the team Marc. Glad to have you join us.
Jamey
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Starbolt
OOC: Starbolt would want to assist taking out Mercury Mercenary. His speed makes him a problem if he gets loose.
IC: Starbolt tells Manta-Lad "I am going to help subdue Merc." “I think that we should have a partner. No member of our team should be alone, that only opens us up to being double teamed by these guys."
Starbolt flies to the location where Mercury Mercenary is at and lets loose a pulse of power directed at the speedster.
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Black Orchid
The Black Orchid takes a deep breath and lets fly with a vacuum blast at the Merc. "That should take some of the wind out of his sails." Only then does she look over her shoulder and see Starbolt zooming in. She starts for a moment and then realizes who it is. "Whew! You startled me! Are there more?"
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Meltdown
Continue attacking Merc and then make my way to the others (If it was not assumed before - I am activating my Non Corp)
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GM Reply
Yes, I had him in Non Corp form before he made his attack (Action performs in setting up the surprise ambush).
Tom
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Meltdown
Alright cool just wanted to make sure.
Andrew
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Manta Lad
Manta Lad silently knuckle-bumped Starbolt and grinned beneath his mask. Starbolt's trap had worked! Two Crushers were down before the fight even started! He remembered how Manta Man was always preaching that out-thinking an opponent was easier than out-fighting them. It seemed boring at the time.
Manta Lad was convinced the Crushers were responsible for the disappearance of Manta Man and the Crusaders, if only because the Crushers were the ones capitalizing on their disappearance.
Time to put his theory to the test!
Manta Lad silently swooped down from the rafters and kicked the top of the crate-tower nearest Mammoth, with the intention of crashing it all down on top of the man mountain!
Then he hovered high above them and held his arms out so that the manta cape made its signature silhouette! With electricity sparking from his hands to partially illuminate him, he lowered his voice and shouted in his best imitation of Manta Man: "Toth! Brewster! Your little game is over! Give it up!" Hopefully the distance and the darkness would cover a multitude of sins.
The teenage troublemaker watched to see Shrew and Mammoth's reaction!
OOC:
Movement: Fly to the crate tower
Attack: Knock crates onto Mammoth, hopefully in a sneak attack
Speech: Pretend to be Manta Man. The metahuman monkeywrench will spend a Luck Point to help pull off the deception
Intention: Hurt Mammoth and gauge their reaction to the seeming appearance of Manta Man
Thanks,
Jeff
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Phade
Phade fires from the rafters at any available targets, if none, Phade uses the shadows to teleport behind in of the bad guys and starts firing.
