The Escapist Avatar Adventure: An Open RP (Now Re-Opened!)

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Gaton

Once the wounded where tended to, Jake managed to land the helicopter without any hassle in the center of Grove Street, the crew of the Rising Dawn more or less back together.

Rugal

Once the helicopter had landed, Rugal did a quick check of their numbers, everyone aside from the Duo in the sky (Angelus and Akane) and that stranger shooting from the roof of the airship (Shawn) were accounted for.
"Well, well, well. If it ain't Mr. Big himself?" Said a voice that caused a cringe.
"Hello, Sean Johnson. Still running amok I see?" He answered Sweet, addressing him with his real name, they had dealings before.
"Still giving straps (Guns) to anyone with a pulse?" The Gang leader answered back as the duo seemed to be going towards a confrontation.
"I got out of that game some time ago, You clearly didn't get the memo."
"Memo!? ************ I should kill you right here! Where else could someone get that sort of shit!? Man, I have to bury half of the 'Hood because of you!" Sweet shouted as he drew his gun and pointed it at Rugal's head, the Crimelord not so much as flinching.

Besides, he had a point...

Jenny

After they were cured, Jenny helped the former infected on their way as the Helicopter landed again, this time with the rest of the group.
"Teri! Melethia! Where did you run off to!? You could have been killed by that bomb!" She asked, a mix of relief that they were okay and anger at ditching her to follow that old guy (Tommy)
"Ah, nevermind. Boy, things just never seem to end around us. I was told you took care of the other bomb. Any idea who did this?"

Now them Duke Boys... Shawn.
Location: Red County roads.
Time: Why are we even tracking this?

All but one of the shots from the revolver missed, the one that hit managed to punch a hole in the cowboy hat that the passenger was wearing, causing him to nearly shit himself as the bullet grazed his hair.
"Holy Chicken Balls! This is one of them, what-ch-ma-call-its? "Mobsters"! Don't lose him Cletus!" He shouted to his driving partner in one of those standard stereotypical Redneck voices.
Cletus managed to stick with Shawn as they raced through the countryside and the nice clean air.

Then Shawn looked over his shoulder and saw the now-hatless officer leaning out the window, Aiming a Pump Action Shotgun at his bike and firing.

 

[bluecrimson]

Ganton

The imps continued to try what they could to make the low-income neighborhood a bit safer from further attacks, although they couldn't see all that much if there were more zombies on the way.

Rugal, Devon, Sweet.

Overhearing that statement, Devon walked out using a broken PVC pipe as a makeshift cane to address Sweet. "If you need a reason, I think I can give you one. That reason is because for all of the underhanded stuff that happened due to that man, if any of us want to live through the week, we're going to have to band together. No airport's going to have any open planes or fuel for them to leave right now, even if the area wasn't under some kind of lockdown. You start infighting, those zombies will attack all of us, and there won't be a Grove Street any more.

You want to hate him when this is done? Go ahead. But I know you're smarter than throwing away someone that's able to throw down for this neighborhood when it needs the help most. And if what I've heard is true, this man can certainly earn his place here through fighting."

Slindis, Ton-Ton, Caim

Slindis waited for the response while thinking out her own statement if he wasn't amenable while showing Ton-Ton some more slices herself. [color=c200]"If you put your faith in these slashes much like you were fighting the Daemons, you might be able to do more damage. It might take a bit from you, but it's worth trying."[/color]

While she observed the slices some more, she addressed Caim. [color=c200]"I can see the efficiency in your plan, but why expend more effort than needed when you don't know how long the fight will go? That's the way I look at fighting undead, and sometimes there's crucial things that can make all the difference when fighting ones that may be able to spread what's happened. Don't forget, these undead spread via disease. One bite and you'll become as they are. As such, you should be more careful out there. "[/color]

Jenny, Melethia

Mel went over to Jenny with a bit of a grin. "We just went to the park, enjoyed the sun, dismantled a mass-produced bomb. You know, a normal day." Although she said it nonchalantly, the smirk hinted off that Mel found this more amusing than anything, although she clearly knew that it was out of the ordinary for the city.

"Still, I couldn't get much of anything that identified the bomb. Whoever did it made it for a wide scale and didn't want it to be traced back to them."

Ella, Cadolbolg

Ella looked over at the small Turtle-Dragon and held his hand. "I'm sure he appreciated you being there. He just got really tired from all he did there, though. Although, I have seen better living conditions... I mean, they could try to at least keep the area up, am I right?

You could use that fire breath, but don't tire yourself out. I'm pretty sure we can cover if you need a break."

 

[Sgt_Jakeman214]

Los Santos Skies Akane | Angelus | Deadshot

The tiny red dart in her hand was enough to snap her out of her grief... for now.

"Angelus! Sniper, firing poison darts! I know they won't hurt you, and I think you should be close enough to make it without my flames now. Go and stay safe! Seems I am prey to a hunt, and I just hate things that think they can hunt me..."

Without waiting for a reply, the Kitsune simply stopped flying, letting Gravity take hold and send her plummeting towards the ground. She looked left, watching for the telltale flash that all the weapons of this world seemed to emit. She missed it, distracted by a train approaching the station not far from her. The eyes are attracted to movement after all, and a train is a big moving object.

Deadshot of course, missed his next shot.

Just seconds short of becoming roadkill, Akane brought flame back to her tails and leveled out, blasting along the tarmac for a short while before popping back into the skies, scanning towards the station. "Come on, take your shot..." she muttered.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Unity Station Akane | Angelus | Deadshot David West?!

Standing around like a bloody idiot...
Not more than a second after she said that, 2 more darts managed to hit their mark on Akane's shoulder.
"Thanks for standing still! And here was me thinking this was going to be hard!" Deadshot taunted as he waved from one of the nearby rooftops, revealing his position. (Visual Reminder)
"Kinda outta place, don't cha think? Didn't think you could find Foxes in California. So you going to be a good little girl and just lay down and take it? Or shall I show you why they call me..."
He paused as he took off his scope, revealing his face.
"...David West?!" she exclaimed as her attacker protested "Oi! That was my line! I rehearsed it and all! Oh fuck it, DRAW!"
Thus the assassin pulled out a TMP loaded with darts and began to open fire as he ran along the rooftop.

 

[Sgt_Jakeman214]

Unity Station Akane | Angelus | Deadshot David West?!

Akane was a little shocked at David West being the sniper. Then again, hadn't he gone mad a few times in the past? As Akane closed she flung fireballs at the man, who seemed to just be able to dodge each one in time. His return fire with the darts wasn't as effective as he would have liked, seeing as Akane brought up a shield of flame around herself. As David ran out of darts and dropped the TMP, he pulled out another and continued firing.

Akane didn't care. She was closing. He couldn't escape. Her hand flew to her sword, the steel glinting in the sun as she drew it out. Blue foxfire ran down it's edge as she made her pass on the sniper. An expert roll kept his head upon his shoulders. It also gave Akane the time to jackknife around and send a fireball his way, forcing David to jump away just as he got to his feet.

She landed and took an aggressive stance, feet wide and ready to launch at the Sniper. A smirk found it's way to the Kitsune's face. "Well, we are both drawn, hmm? Ten paces, turn and shoot, as the British are wont to do? Or can I just end your life now?" she said in a deadpan voice, emotion seemingly lost to her. As David made eye contact, he could see nothing in those dull blue eyes. Nothing but emptiness.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Unity Station Akane | Angelus | David West?

"...Or, you know, I could just do this." "David West" remarked as he pointed his Wrist Gun to the ground between the two and fired a smoke bomb before blind firing into the smoke as he leapt from the building.
"Grapple!" He shouted as he fell, using Voice Commands to change the firing mode to a Grappling Hook, swinging over to another rooftop.
With Distance between them, he was able to pull his rifle from his back and get back to his forte: Sniping.
He wasn't aiming to kill, just keep her busy while the darts did their thing.

 

[StormShaun]

Karma is a *****, Shawn.
Location: Red County roads.
Time: "Just a good old boys, never meaning no harm. Yeehaw~!!!" (I love Dukes of Hazzard.)

As the Bike and Police Cruiser zoomed across the road, Shawn had barely enough time to look back and see a shotgun being pointed at him. "Oh shit!" He said suddenly pulling left, making a sudden turn onto a dirt road. Having a surprised face unerneath his mask he could only ask ... "What kind of fucking shells are those. Whammy shells?!" He looked back to not only see the Rednecks follow him ... but he could also see his behind wheel popped.

"You got to be kidding me!" Shawn said whilst giving them the middle finger. Little did they know, the two parties were distracted enough to not see the most important side this side of the County, well for them anyway.

Spoiler

Ahead was a construction side for a future bridge and unfortunately for the three of them, it wasn't built yet.
Going around a curve made of trees, Shawn could see a clear view of a dirt ramp and the giant hole in the road beyond it.
"Umm, okay then ... so I can either jump it and possibly die, or surrender and probably die." He said to himself. Yet once more, he chose the option that would probably lead to victory, and possibly a few broken bones.

Shawn simply accelerated all he can and prepared.
"If there was a theme song it really should kick in right about now."
He said but was reminded of his objective. "I still really want to kill that guy ... or at least beat his life an inch till he sees the reaper."

 

[Sgt_Jakeman214]

Unity Station Akane | Angelus | David West?

The smoke cloud was mirrored by a wall of flame, but Akane was tiring. Somehow, the 4 darts were having an effect on her. She also used the moment to extend and evade. She leapt over the rooftop and fell to the ground, landing lightly and out of sight. Whilst David was a sniper, he simply couldn't deal with a Kitsune. Even one who had the majority of her powers locked out due to her emotional state, well she still had a trick or two up her sleeves.

Namely, being able to transform into a giant fox. Her fur golden, the tips of her ears and tails a deep red, she moved quickly and silently, much faster than she would have been able to in her human form.

'Let us see you track this, David West...' she thought as she dashed around to the back of the building she last saw the sniper on.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Unity Station Akane | Angelus | David West?

"David" let out a frustrated grunt, she should have been out of it by now! Furthermore, she was no longer on the other building.
"***** gots moves. Give her that..." He sighed as he put back on his trademark scope, Akane had looked at his "Face" and that was good enough for him.
Flipping though the settings, Night Vision, X-ray, Energy Readings, He settled on Thermal, his target WAS a flaming fox.
He then holstered his rifle and pulled out an MK 22. Dart Pistol, on top of his custom Wrist Mounted 9mm as he went to scan the area.
"Starting to feel it now, ain't cha!? The Darts, I mean! You can thank Rugal for that, Turned out that shop of his I knocked over had a special on industrial strength Tranquilisers!" He gloated, trying to lure her out.

 

[Sgt_Jakeman214]

Unity Station Akane | Angelus | David West?

Akane heard the taunt. She heard it, and ignored it. The words, but not the sound. The sound gave her the position of the sniper. He was still up on the rooftop of the station, the next one over. She moved silently and quickly, gathering speed as she approached an alleyway. A jump, then another off the wall and she was back up to his height, behind the sniper. He was scanning where she had jumped off, not where she moved to. It seems this sniper wasn't so used to wild game, for lack of a better term.

Humans were so predictable. She took the moment to transform back to her regular form, standing relatively at ease at the other side of the roof to David.

?David felt, rather than heard the voice in his head. 'So nice of you to tell me what you are using. It makes finding an antidote much easier.' she said as she took a swig of a small vial, a horrible looking purple liquid inside.

She followed up with a fireball at the sniper.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Ganton: Rugal, Devon, Sweet.

Neither Sweet nor Rugal moved as Devon spoke his piece.
".....If I ever see you in my 'Hood again after this, I'll blow your brains out myself!" Sweet finally conceded before walking off, Rugal's expression not changing.
"....This wasn't supposed to happen..." the former crime-lord sighed, his simple shopping trip going to hell really fast.
"Thanks Devon, Enough people died today because me." He said to the Author as he glanced over to the burning district, lit up with Dragon Fire.

Jenny, Melethia

Jenny was a little concerned at the idea of these viral bombs being made en mass.
"Oh god...Who on earth would make such things-....oh..." She paused as she remembered hearing something about Rugal's contact being robbed.
"...Still, as long as no one was hurt I guess..." she then said, worried she might have offended someone.

Unity Station: "David West"

Clever *****...Okay, I'll admit, that was stupid of me...
On instinct, "David" rolled out of the way of the fireball before taking aim with his Wrist gun.
"Freeze!" He shouted, causing an Icy projectile to hit the Kitsune before freezing her solid for a few seconds (Think the Freeze Projectile from Mortal Kombat).
He then began to unload the entire clip into Akane before she thawed out, hoping to counteract her antidote by upping the doseage.

Gravity is a *****, Shawn.
Location: Red County roads.

Shawn had made a ballsy move, attempting a jump on a bike that would be hard to land at the best of times, never mind with a burst tire.
But when he tried to jump the bridge into Blueberry, another shotgun blast nicked his shoulder, causing him to spin out over the ramp and fall into the Flint Water River below, the current quickly picking him up.
The two hapless cops looked over the edge after they got out of their car.
"...."
"....Think this counts towards my kill count?"
"...I'd say so. Come on, lets get some donuts."

Wanted Level removed

The cops were off his trail, but there was still the issue of being in a river in Medium-Heavy armor with a shotgun wound in his shoulder.

 

[StormShaun]

Swam with power armor on , Shawn.
Location: Flint Water River.
Time: As the great Gavin Free says "FIIIIIIISH!!!"

The only thing Shawn could think as he was falling was.
"(Crap.)"
Then the fall towards the river felt like it took forever in Shawn's eyes. If there was one thing he didn't like, it was falling ... not counts being killed or eaten by a Deathclaw, those things made him run faster then the Road Runner.

Finally slamming directly into the surface, the armor of Shawn got instantly wet, making him even heavier.
The blood from his shoulder was flowing, decreasing his health. First thing was first, trying to navigate his Pip-Boy was incredibly hard but Shawn removed his Elite Riot Helmet for a Rebreather which he earned in New Vegas thanks to a smart boy. Managing to breath, the injured Wanderer allowed the current to take him as he injected himself with a Stimpak.

To Shawn, the Stimpak was irreplaceable. It served to heal most things. Gunshot, Stimpak, broken bones, Stimpak, bleeding, Stimpak, being clawed to death by a Deathclaw, Stimpak. The Stimpak was something that could heal Shawn instantly, and he made sure he kept a high supply of the stuff for anything ... but he did have to pause to take it.

"I'm not bothered anymore." He said whilst stretching out his body and allowing the current to take him away as he healed. From his view, he could see a fish ... which was something he has never seen before up until his later adventures, he found the things fascinating.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Swam with power armor on , Shawn.
Location: Flint Water River.
Time: As the great Gavin Free says "FIIIIIIISH!!!"

Shawn soon drifted from the river into the "Fallen Tree" area, ending up on a small beach where a bunch of rural residents were fishing.
Once he washed up, they instantly started to panic, thinking he was come kinda alien or worse, a Commie, in that strange Riot Gear.
"Bessie! Get mah gun. This is a'Merica, you ain't welcome here!" He shouted at Shawn as the Stimpak did it's thing.

From his Map, He could see that he was in a new region: Flint County.
As a man walked up to him with a hunting rifle in hand, he suddenly got the impression that it was much like Red County in terms of hospitality.

 

[StormShaun]

Sometimes glad that "a'Merica" was nuked , Shawn.
Location: Fallen Tree Beach.
Time: Adventure!

Looking upwards towards the sky, Shawn drifted onto the beach remembering the time he saw an actual plane.
The thing bombed the shit out of his enemy whilst defending Hoover Dam, and it also belonged to a friend whom he retrieved the plane from the bottom of a lake. Remembering his victory, the Courier was dragged back into reality as he heard a redneck sound once more.

"This reminds me of those Point Lookout mutants." He muttered quietly to himself before getting up and being introduced to a man with a hunting rifle, quickly Shawn saluted and improvised. "Sir, I am Corporal Kimball belonging to the 501st Special Experiment Squad. I ... no, we had an accident whilst testing this new armor against a highly dangerous threat in Los Santos." Shawn said with his legit American accent (DC Accent, if that exists) whilst keeping a strong salute.

From his time in the NCR, Shawn had enough experience with the NCR army to not only lead them, but also become one of their best 'free' troops.

 

[Sgt_Jakeman214]

Ganton
Jake sat in the chopper as it powered down, avoiding the words being traded. He wasn't really in a diplomatic mood, he was just happy to no longer exist in a black space, reliving bad dreams over and over again. Silently, he cursed his higher Author.

Unity Station: "David West"

Akane froze. Literally. Elemental differences are one of those things that simply can't be overcome. Taking a full clip of tranquilizers didn't so much hurt the Kitsune as damn near knock her out. As she unfroze and began to fall, a soft laughter escaped her lips. Her final defense kicked in, and her body became sheathed in blue flames, magic keeping them going even as the Kitsune passed out, smirk still on her face.

 

[bluecrimson]

Ganton: Rugal, Devon, Sweet.

Devon spoke up after Sweet walked away, still a bit unsteady even with the PVC pipe as support. "That was a big favor I just pulled there, so make it count. Now if you'll excuse me, there's still some injuries I need to patch up in there." He passed by Teri as he walked back to the makeshift clinic, hoping to find a way to stretch his one healing spell far enough to fix the gangsters up. Devon could have asked for some help, but he had the feeling that it would help to save Teri's energy for later.

Jenny, Melethia

Melethia patted Jenny on the arm. "Well, I had to take it slow since I didn't really know how it reacts. I mean, the pouch was an option, but I'm not about to have my materials tainted, you know. Still, if ya need help here, I think I can do a few things, Miss Jenny."

Ella, Cadolbolg

Ella climbed onto one of the roofs to have a good view of the area and scritched the small dragon's head. "You know, if it wasn't for all th sounds, this would be a really nice scene. Shame we had to come here like this, though."

 

[Ninjamedic]

Glen Park

"If I'd a bit more time, I could have covered that without needing to ask you. Still, it's what happened, and I'm really glad you two were here. Now if ya know how to gut zombies, follow me. We're gonna make a safe area somewhere in this hellhole."

"You do that. I'm going to find the suicidal prick that just tried to turn this park into the Land of The Dead with myself in it. Look after yourselves, we may need to watch out for each other for the time being." He then took off, only really acknowledging Teri and Melethia. He maintained a steady stride, casually walking over to a police car, throwing the officer out, and speeding off. I could go for another coffee night now.. He switched on the radio, obviously tuned into the police frequency.

 Calling all units near Unity Station, Sniper reported in the area. Appears to shooting a cosp-

"Works for me."

Unity Station: "David West"

As the firefight died down, Tommy arrived on the scene. Stopping the car just outside of the building and slowly walking in, Spaz-12 in hand. He spotted the frozen Akane, Not your average hitman, whoever doing this, he's got one hell of a following. He entered Deadshots view slowly, keeping the shotgun pointed in his general direction. "Lovely day we're having aren't we? Mass Bombings, Zombie outbreaks, ......whatever she is supposed to be, I don't suppose you were stupid enough to cause any of this? I'm trying to have a day off here, and I'm now looking for a constructive outlet for my pent up anger. Your face could work."

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Unity Station: "David West"

"David" watched as Akane engulfed herself in fire as she passed out.
"...Well...Okay. Not how'd I take a nap, but whatever..." He quipped as he examined the now burning Kitsune.
"So much for my Coonskin cap...unless...." He then said as he pointed his Wrist Gun at Akane's head, hoping killing her would put her out.

It was at this stage that Tommy walked in on the assassin.
"Lovely day we're having aren't we? Mass Bombings, Zombie outbreaks......whatever she is supposed to be."
"Yeah, Ain't no Summer like a Los Santos Summer."
"I don't suppose you were stupid enough to cause any of this? I'm trying to have a day off here, and I'm now looking for a constructive outlet for my pent up anger. Your face could work."
That comment prompted a chuckle from the Sniper as he faced Tommy, the aged criminal noting he looked exactly like the punk ass cop that tried to arrest him.
"Well, Well, Well. Someone spiked your meds, Old man. See, if I didn't know any better, I'd swear that you were threatening me." He responded as he took aim at Tommy, the pair of them now in a Mexican stand off.
"...You aren't going to shoot me. If you were, you've done it by now." He taunted, tempting fate.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Ganton: Rugal/David/Jenny

Rugal nodded his head as Devon walked off to tend to the other wounded with Teri, glad that a confrontation was avoided.
Still, Sweet had a point and it was hard for him to just brush that off like he did so much in the past, especially seeing how Teri and Melethia were right next to one of the bombs.
Sighing, he then made his way over to Slindis and Caim.
"Hopefully the bombardment that Angelus and Akane is rendering on the infected will whittle down their numbers enough to contain the outbreak. Had those other devices gone off, this would be a massive graveyard by now..." He interjected before the sound of broken police siren filled the air.

Soon, a extremely damaged Police Cruiser rolled into the area with a exhausted looking Officer David West in the drivers seat.
He parked nearby the group and went to get out, the door helpfully falling off the hinges when he tired to open it.
He looked like crap, covered in dirt and Zombie blood, his uniform in tatters, he was one of the first responders when the shit hit the fan.
"...Right...Can someone tell me why did I just had to kill my way over here?..." He asked, annoyed that his first day on the job ended like this.

Jenny meanwhile handed Devon back his wand after all the infected where cleaned.
"Well...I guess we could use some potions if you have them. The people won't turn, but they are still rather hurt, make things easier for the others." she asked as she watched David stroll in.
"...And maybe something for Mr. West to drink. He looks like he needs it..."

 

[Ninjamedic]

Unity Station: "David West"

"...You aren't going to shoot me. If you were, you've done it by now."

"And if you were going to shoot me, you'd have done it the instant I appeared in the room, when firing a shotgun one-handed without aiming would have been far less effective then with it now at point-blank." Tommy's stern but still casual (for him) thousand-yard stare combined with the comeback told Deadshot that he wasn't dealing with some senile vigilante. "So, who are you, and who else so I have kick the shit into?" The older hitman wasn't intimidated in the slightest, despite his equipment, Tommy could tell he was just a kid compared to himself (in terms of experience at least) , he might make a mistake. Appearances aren't everything though, don't get arrogant.