Monday, September 5, 2011

The Wraith: Garbage Time - Issue 12

Location: Center City near midnight

The Wraith was positioned on the rooftop where he can see both accidents but hide himself from view.

David saw that the driver of the garbage truck was huge and covered in debris. He appeared to be strong and the trash in the truck was moving on its own.  The driver of the Ice Cream truck got out first.  He ran to the smashed in side of the patrol car. The driver removed a syringe from his coin dispenser (a fake one) and injected it into the neck of one of the policeman. The driver pulled the police officer out through the window.  The officer appeared to be sedated.

The Wraith saw a man walk across the street toward the accident between the ice cream truck and the patrol car.  He was dressed in black including a heavy leather jacket and a mask.

"You there," he called to the driver of the ice cream truck, "Stand down."

The driver stopped and turned his attention to the masked stranger. This is none of your business. These officers have volunteered to be organ donors. So unless you are here to help me load them in my truck, I would suggest you walk back the way you came.”

*thunk* ... *thunk*

Two arrows struck the Ice Cream Truck driver in the head. Wham! Wham!

The driver dropped with a thud to the ground. 

The teleporting “TK’er” looked to the other rooftop.  There was a bowman in a hooded suit. It reminded him of a martial artist fighting suit, maybe something from one of those kung fu monk movies.  He wasn’t completely sure the figure was staying out of view.

The man in the mask dropped down behind the car making himself a harder target to hit.  The man in black opened the patrol car door and appeared to be checking on officer behind the steering wheel. The officer was conscious but shaken.

The driver of the garbage truck opened his door and climbed down.  He walked to the side of his truck.  He extended both his hands to his sides at a 45 degree angle.  Michael stared in awe as he saw a serpent rise from the truck! A serpent made of debris and refuse.

The trash laden Serpent rose up into the sky.  It was about 100 feet long. It moved and swayed.  It positioned itself toward one of the other patrol car windows.

BLAM!

Bonesnapper heard the sound of rifle fire from nearby.  On the roof of a different building, he saw a man holding an assault rifle and next to him is a prone person cuffed to the building.  As far as he could tell the shot missed because everyone was unaffected by it.

The Wraith turned his attention back to the trash beast threatening to attack the police officers.  The teleporting telekinetic focused his mind on the damaged patrol car.  Quickly he found a suitable weapon and grabbed it.

CREAK!

The front bumper to the patrol car came off.  It floated in the air briefly, and then spun toward the serpent.  It missed the bobbing and weaving head of the trash beast.

SMASH!

The serpent’s head smashed into the passenger window.  Oww! The Wraith heard the woman officer scream in pain.

Within the garbage truck, The Wraith heard a communications device sound. “Sam, this is Centurion. Dr. Morrow has created a force field within the patrol car.  We can’t get him out.  Collect your trash ASAP. We will need to bring the whole freakin car back to the Citadel in your truck.



Current Conditions:
The Wraith         Hit Points:  10   Power Points: 52           Telekinesis Defense inactive


< Due Date: August 17th, Actions, Goal, Replies>

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The Wraith will observe the wreck.  If the cops don't get out of the wrecked car he'll teleport down and make sure they're OK.

If anybody gets out of the other cars and starts behaving in a menacing manner towards the cops--especially in a metahumanly menacing manner--David will telekinetically throw a bumper at him or her.

If nobody acts in a particularly unusual or menacing manner, and if nobody's hurt, he'll teleport after the car that sped on.

Patrolling the streets,

Greg