Convergence of heros in this thread, yo!provenworthJune 14 2011, 14:17:55 UTC
[It didn't take long for first blood to be drawn. A flick of the wrist, a slicing of a blade, and a line of blood forming across her left cheekbone. The three worked around her, taunting and teasing, each taking their seemingly uncoordinated turn at her. However, by the third cycle it was apparent their attacks were actually coordinated. In fact, their behavior was much like a pack of wolves. One by one they took their turn biting at her, wearing her down
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Hero Wizard at your service!masked_stagJune 14 2011, 15:07:57 UTC
[James' first thought was a shield charm around her but with them so close it was too difficult to create properly. He'd have to get their attention and make them leave her alone before he could save her properly.]
Hey you there. [He smirked as if he was one of them before scowling.] Get off my friend! [He didn't do anything else provocative for he wanted them to advance first. They had to be away from Elena before he could do the real damage.]
And +1 tiny blonde creature!unit_202June 14 2011, 16:06:16 UTC
[If James wanted them away from Elena, then he'd have an opening soon enough; That feed had been more than enough to catch 202's attention and the resulting scream had at least made her easy to locate. She'd wasted only as much time as it took to make sure she was armed before hitting the street, and as a result wasn't far behind James when he made his substantially more civilized attempt to draw the aggressors' attentions.
202 was usually more tactically-minded than most, but Elena clearly needed help in a fairly immediate way and so the obvious solution--Or at least the one that the girl chose to act upon--was to quite simply open fire. Nothing says "Hello" quite like a full magazine's worth of well-aimed .45 Caliber AP rounds, after all.]
+1 durasteel plated droidnotprotocolJune 14 2011, 17:33:53 UTC
[Internal Monologue: Expletive: Dammit! That's the useful blonde organic!
With that transmission over the watches, there's a silver colored droid running through the streets with an excessively large blaster in his hands. He's displeased but you can't tell. Oh what he wouldn't give for a more expressive faceplate. Once he approached the area with the silver organics and Elena, as well as two organics he didn't recognize (corrections to that gap in his memory core will be taken care of later), he raised the blaster rifle and fired at Kadaj's face.
Elena might get a little singed but HK-50's aim is impeccable. What kind of assassin droid would he be if it wasn't?]
Threatening Statement: Release the blonde organic or I shall fire on your ugly organic face again.
SWEET HOLY JENOVA! ELENA IS FEELING THE LOVE, GAIS!provenworthJune 14 2011, 22:17:17 UTC
[She was getting frantic, her toes no longer able to provide what little support they offered. Fingers and nails dug into leather, trying to penetrate the thin layer of protection that neither gave or tore beneath her struggling attempts. She offered up mental pleads to Odin, Alexander, even Carbuncle, to help her or give her the strength to get herself free. Anything to provide her some chance to focus, try to find a path to escape.
And perhaps the summons were listening today. A familiar shout from down the road echoed into their ears, earning a surprised, if not slightly quizzical look from both Elena and Kadaj. But where Kadaj's features returned to one of indifference, Elena's went into overdrive. Surprise, shock, anger, elation - she wasn't alone anymore. For the briefest of seconds she felt relieved. And then she was filled with an overwhelming sense of dread.]
JAMES, YOU IDIOT! GET OUT OF HERE! YOU CAN'T -
[An explosion of gunfire drowned out her voice, thundering against buildings. So perhaps James was not much of a fool
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[After seeing the newcomers, which Elena kindly referred to as 202 and HK-50, James was glad of the distraction. But he was sure that one of them would come after him so he was on his guard, wand raised.
He made his way to Elena as quickly as he could and stood between her and the nearest "goon". He was too close for a Shield Charm to work. He held his wand up in front of his face and scowled at the Remnant.]
To get to her, you'll have to go through me. [He was nervous and he hoped it didn't show. As much as he'd been trained for this, he'd never used it in a real scenario. But he kept his face stern and his wand raised. Ready.]
In other news, ASDFGH HK-50, I am so happy you are in Ruby City. C:unit_202June 15 2011, 02:32:52 UTC
You want to play?
[Elena's warning was of course ignored; 202 paused only long enough to reload and turn her glare and her weapon both on the largest of the trio, automatically singling out the one she assumed would be the toughest, and crooked a grin.]
Play with me.
[As she opened fire on her chosen target he of course moved to dodge, using the movement to close the gap between them. Loz's preference was one for hand-to-hand combat, and his assumption was naturally that anybody who'd opt for firearms would have no experience in that area. It was a mistake to assume that much, though, and 202 was more than willing to prove as much; As he closed she holstered the pistol and settled automatically into a defensive crouch, eager for the altercation.
If nothing else, she mused as the first heavy-fisted blow came at her, this was one of them she could keep distracted as the ones that Elena had called James and HK-50 hopefully found some way to manage the other two.]
((OOC:Consider Loz officially "being dealt with," kids; 202 is more
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:3 Aww, thanks! It was either him or HK-47notprotocolJune 15 2011, 03:46:17 UTC
Arrogant Statement: My aim is better than any organics, I will not hit the blonde organic. Though I may burn her a little more.
[HK-50's blaster rifle is raised once more and- dammit, my name isn't Shiney- aimed at Kadaj again. However, James was in the way and this was moderately irritating for the droid.]
Expletive: Dammit, get out of the way so I can shoot the silver haired organic.
o7 Fashionably late to the party.general_affairsJune 15 2011, 23:37:02 UTC
Elena! C'mon, where's that hornet!? Kick his ass! [ Reno came to the scene to see others had thankfully come to Elena's aid. There was no way in hell two Turks--one of them scared out of her wits--could handle the remnants.
When he saw 202 handling the powerhouse and an androids trying to aim for the leader, he thought he'd skip over Yazoo to distract Kadaj..at least until they were able to get Elena out of his grip. But of course, Yazoo saw this, and while Reno had made a wide circle to try and clock Kadaj with his mag rod, the brother with the longest hair intercepted him.
A string of bullets were shot as Yazoo ran at him, but Reno was fast enough to dodge the first and smart enough to expect the following few rounds to bounce around in a random pattern. ] Woah--hey! Watch it, hotshot, you might hit somethin'! [ And he was so close to Kadaj, a few more yards and he was there. But Yazoo slid across Reno's path of travel and grabbed a leg when the redhead tried to jump. He was dragged down, his path to Kadaj cut short as Yazoo used
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She'll shoot them down, Bang bang! They'll hit the ground, bang bang!provenworthJune 15 2011, 23:40:42 UTC
[Seconds passed in what felt like the span of minutes. Frozen in the terror that she knew awaited her, Elena kept her eyes closed in anticipation of the tightening of her tie around her throat, the very air needed to live being kept out of her lungs. Instead she felt no pressure around her neck, no pull of the fabric forward towards an unwanted embrace. Peeking an eye open, Elena found herself spared, at least for the moment, and separated from Kadaj by -]
Oh, you fool. You goddamn fool
[Kadaj's head tilted slightly to one side, a little smile forming across his lips as he looked from Elena to Elena's defender, then back again to Elena again. Fingers curled and uncurled, as if aching to hold something within their grasp.] He does look a little like him, doesn't he?
[Grabbing hold of James' upper arms, she took back one step, then two. Kadaj followed suit, drawing out his dual-bladed Souba. Elena's breath hitched, the metal glistening, reflecting the afternoon sunlight, fingers trembling around the handful of cloth. But she hadn't
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[James struggles in the blades but gets no where and eventually is thrown aside, landing on his shoulder, grunting softly. The irony of it being the other shoulder to that of which had been shot by Rufus, and that had been much worse.
Standing, James watched as Elena landed punch after punch. He raised his wand and shouted a few different spells but they all seemed to rebound off Kadaj and head back his way. Luckily, his agility stopped him from being hit so instead he tried the last resort he could think off.]
Novacula!
[A spell he'd found and never tried before didn't result in sparks or anything elaborate. A small dagger erupted from his wand and headed towards his target; Kadaj. James fell back to the ground, blood loss catching up to him and hoping he helped enough.]
((OOC: Everything's cool here. Just as mean as I wanted to be with James. I hope the spell works, if not I can make a wall erupt from beneath him. If you see anything that needs changing, just tell me.))
[The scuffle occurring off to the side was a short-lived and violent one, resulting ultimately in the smaller of the two involved parties being sent flying violently into the side of a nearby building with an impact hard enough to scatter mortar around her as she fell to the ground. Shaking flecks of wall out of her hair as she rolled back to her feet, 202 actually crooked a grin at Elena before throwing herself back towards her foe with renewed vigor.]
Are you joking? Reno and I will get the job done, miss Elena, don't worry. I've had PT harder than this buffoon...
"...Hey!!"
[Loz, predictably, didn't take kindly to 202's name-calling--Closing the distance between them again he was clearly putting his all into the fight, but losing ground rapidly to his much-smaller opponent. A rapid series of tightly-focused blows drove him back and further away from the central action, exactly as 202 intended. The further he was from his comrades and, more importantly, from hers, the better. Not that he took the abuse lying down, of course; His
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[Toy?! Did that silver haired squishy organic just call the galaxy's most dangerous assassin droid a 'toy'?? Oh, HK-50 cannot accept that. His ego is wounded.
Elena's directions give the droid a sick sort of satisfaction. He would have many openings to shoot. At least, that's what he says. He also claims to be the best but that get's challenged by his predecessor on occasion.
Right, task at hand. As soon as James was loose from Kadaj's sword, HK-50 opened fire on him. And he was, of course, careful to avoid shooting Elena. He wasn't going to help rescue a useful organic and end up killing said organic. And all the while, his eye glow as cruelly as they can while he laughs each time one of his blaster shots hit Kadaj.]
:|c Forgot to subscribe to this thread. /epic failuregeneral_affairsJune 25 2011, 07:25:53 UTC
[ Well well, looks like Elena managed to find herself some good help. James and 202 were earning their stripes against the remnants, and this android was showing just how impressive his marksmanship was. He'd like to put HK up against Vincent.
But there was little time to consider the competence of those fighting with him. As long as 202 kept Loz off his back and Kadaj wasn't trying to whip around and slice him into bits he'd manage with just Yazoo. Who Reno was managing to keep pace with this time, no problem. A vast improvement from last time, wherein he ate pavement and was given a nice second helping later. ] I'd be more worried about these jokes than us, yo.
[ Reno hopped back a few steps, body arching in the motion as Yazoo aimed a pair of roundhouse kicks at his midsection. ] So close~ [ With the tease, when Yazoo decided to fall back on his hands, he grabbed at an ankle coming for his jaw. Now, Reno was all kinds of ready to throw him off balance and maybe dislocate a leg, but Yazoo had built up more momentum that he
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BB, we're all late here. ^.^;provenworthJune 25 2011, 16:49:33 UTC
I - won't let - you - hurt them - any - more!
[Pain roared in her right shoulder, explosive with each twist of the arm, impacts from Kadaj's attacks. However the adrenaline rush ebbed the pain down to a dull throb. For the first time in months, Elena was going all out. And while she wasn't as good as she once was, she's as good as she ever was. For every four hits she missed, at least one landed, though for every two he sent her way, every other one landed, and in-between came several solid shots from HK-50, which kept Kadaj equally distracted. A solid punch to her cheek sent her reeling, skidding backwards, tearing the cut inflicted earlier wider]
Is that so? [Kadaj asked, his head tilting to one side, smirking as he brought down the dual bladed weapon over her head.] Big talk for somebody so small. So helpless. Besides, who's going to stop me? You?
[Time slowed, Elena dropping to one knee, bringing her firearm up above her head, her free hand pushing up against the still hot barrel to stop the blades. Teeth grit against the
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[James clutched his left shoulder, applying pressure as best he could while he watched Elena. He hated not being able to help further but he knew he was in no fit state for it.
When his dagger hit the target, he managed a pained grin and even more so when the Remnants vanished. When he spoke, he was addressing Elena and breathing quite heavily.]
I'll...I'll be fine. You okay Elena? [Because her safety was more important than his own, at least to him. But before he could hear her answers, he closed his eyes lying on the floor, passed out.]
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Hey you there. [He smirked as if he was one of them before scowling.] Get off my friend! [He didn't do anything else provocative for he wanted them to advance first. They had to be away from Elena before he could do the real damage.]
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202 was usually more tactically-minded than most, but Elena clearly needed help in a fairly immediate way and so the obvious solution--Or at least the one that the girl chose to act upon--was to quite simply open fire. Nothing says "Hello" quite like a full magazine's worth of well-aimed .45 Caliber AP rounds, after all.]
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With that transmission over the watches, there's a silver colored droid running through the streets with an excessively large blaster in his hands. He's displeased but you can't tell. Oh what he wouldn't give for a more expressive faceplate. Once he approached the area with the silver organics and Elena, as well as two organics he didn't recognize (corrections to that gap in his memory core will be taken care of later), he raised the blaster rifle and fired at Kadaj's face.
Elena might get a little singed but HK-50's aim is impeccable. What kind of assassin droid would he be if it wasn't?]
Threatening Statement: Release the blonde organic or I shall fire on your ugly organic face again.
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And perhaps the summons were listening today. A familiar shout from down the road echoed into their ears, earning a surprised, if not slightly quizzical look from both Elena and Kadaj. But where Kadaj's features returned to one of indifference, Elena's went into overdrive. Surprise, shock, anger, elation - she wasn't alone anymore. For the briefest of seconds she felt relieved. And then she was filled with an overwhelming sense of dread.]
JAMES, YOU IDIOT! GET OUT OF HERE! YOU CAN'T -
[An explosion of gunfire drowned out her voice, thundering against buildings. So perhaps James was not much of a fool ( ... )
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He made his way to Elena as quickly as he could and stood between her and the nearest "goon". He was too close for a Shield Charm to work. He held his wand up in front of his face and scowled at the Remnant.]
To get to her, you'll have to go through me. [He was nervous and he hoped it didn't show. As much as he'd been trained for this, he'd never used it in a real scenario. But he kept his face stern and his wand raised. Ready.]
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[Elena's warning was of course ignored; 202 paused only long enough to reload and turn her glare and her weapon both on the largest of the trio, automatically singling out the one she assumed would be the toughest, and crooked a grin.]
Play with me.
[As she opened fire on her chosen target he of course moved to dodge, using the movement to close the gap between them. Loz's preference was one for hand-to-hand combat, and his assumption was naturally that anybody who'd opt for firearms would have no experience in that area. It was a mistake to assume that much, though, and 202 was more than willing to prove as much; As he closed she holstered the pistol and settled automatically into a defensive crouch, eager for the altercation.
If nothing else, she mused as the first heavy-fisted blow came at her, this was one of them she could keep distracted as the ones that Elena had called James and HK-50 hopefully found some way to manage the other two.]
((OOC:Consider Loz officially "being dealt with," kids; 202 is more ( ... )
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[HK-50's blaster rifle is raised once more and- dammit, my name isn't Shiney- aimed at Kadaj again. However, James was in the way and this was moderately irritating for the droid.]
Expletive: Dammit, get out of the way so I can shoot the silver haired organic.
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When he saw 202 handling the powerhouse and an androids trying to aim for the leader, he thought he'd skip over Yazoo to distract Kadaj..at least until they were able to get Elena out of his grip. But of course, Yazoo saw this, and while Reno had made a wide circle to try and clock Kadaj with his mag rod, the brother with the longest hair intercepted him.
A string of bullets were shot as Yazoo ran at him, but Reno was fast enough to dodge the first and smart enough to expect the following few rounds to bounce around in a random pattern. ] Woah--hey! Watch it, hotshot, you might hit somethin'! [ And he was so close to Kadaj, a few more yards and he was there. But Yazoo slid across Reno's path of travel and grabbed a leg when the redhead tried to jump. He was dragged down, his path to Kadaj cut short as Yazoo used ( ... )
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Oh, you fool. You goddamn fool
[Kadaj's head tilted slightly to one side, a little smile forming across his lips as he looked from Elena to Elena's defender, then back again to Elena again. Fingers curled and uncurled, as if aching to hold something within their grasp.] He does look a little like him, doesn't he?
[Grabbing hold of James' upper arms, she took back one step, then two. Kadaj followed suit, drawing out his dual-bladed Souba. Elena's breath hitched, the metal glistening, reflecting the afternoon sunlight, fingers trembling around the handful of cloth. But she hadn't ( ... )
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Standing, James watched as Elena landed punch after punch. He raised his wand and shouted a few different spells but they all seemed to rebound off Kadaj and head back his way. Luckily, his agility stopped him from being hit so instead he tried the last resort he could think off.]
Novacula!
[A spell he'd found and never tried before didn't result in sparks or anything elaborate. A small dagger erupted from his wand and headed towards his target; Kadaj. James fell back to the ground, blood loss catching up to him and hoping he helped enough.]
((OOC: Everything's cool here. Just as mean as I wanted to be with James. I hope the spell works, if not I can make a wall erupt from beneath him. If you see anything that needs changing, just tell me.))
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Are you joking? Reno and I will get the job done, miss Elena, don't worry. I've had PT harder than this buffoon...
"...Hey!!"
[Loz, predictably, didn't take kindly to 202's name-calling--Closing the distance between them again he was clearly putting his all into the fight, but losing ground rapidly to his much-smaller opponent. A rapid series of tightly-focused blows drove him back and further away from the central action, exactly as 202 intended. The further he was from his comrades and, more importantly, from hers, the better. Not that he took the abuse lying down, of course; His ( ... )
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Elena's directions give the droid a sick sort of satisfaction. He would have many openings to shoot. At least, that's what he says. He also claims to be the best but that get's challenged by his predecessor on occasion.
Right, task at hand. As soon as James was loose from Kadaj's sword, HK-50 opened fire on him. And he was, of course, careful to avoid shooting Elena. He wasn't going to help rescue a useful organic and end up killing said organic. And all the while, his eye glow as cruelly as they can while he laughs each time one of his blaster shots hit Kadaj.]
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But there was little time to consider the competence of those fighting with him. As long as 202 kept Loz off his back and Kadaj wasn't trying to whip around and slice him into bits he'd manage with just Yazoo. Who Reno was managing to keep pace with this time, no problem. A vast improvement from last time, wherein he ate pavement and was given a nice second helping later. ] I'd be more worried about these jokes than us, yo.
[ Reno hopped back a few steps, body arching in the motion as Yazoo aimed a pair of roundhouse kicks at his midsection. ] So close~ [ With the tease, when Yazoo decided to fall back on his hands, he grabbed at an ankle coming for his jaw. Now, Reno was all kinds of ready to throw him off balance and maybe dislocate a leg, but Yazoo had built up more momentum that he ( ... )
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[Pain roared in her right shoulder, explosive with each twist of the arm, impacts from Kadaj's attacks. However the adrenaline rush ebbed the pain down to a dull throb. For the first time in months, Elena was going all out. And while she wasn't as good as she once was, she's as good as she ever was. For every four hits she missed, at least one landed, though for every two he sent her way, every other one landed, and in-between came several solid shots from HK-50, which kept Kadaj equally distracted. A solid punch to her cheek sent her reeling, skidding backwards, tearing the cut inflicted earlier wider]
Is that so? [Kadaj asked, his head tilting to one side, smirking as he brought down the dual bladed weapon over her head.] Big talk for somebody so small. So helpless. Besides, who's going to stop me? You?
[Time slowed, Elena dropping to one knee, bringing her firearm up above her head, her free hand pushing up against the still hot barrel to stop the blades. Teeth grit against the ( ... )
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When his dagger hit the target, he managed a pained grin and even more so when the Remnants vanished. When he spoke, he was addressing Elena and breathing quite heavily.]
I'll...I'll be fine. You okay Elena? [Because her safety was more important than his own, at least to him. But before he could hear her answers, he closed his eyes lying on the floor, passed out.]
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