We Are Our Avatars IX: Act V: The Sabotage of the Scandolous Saurian Scoundrels (Open)

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Alain stopped swinging as all the nearby scout-bots fell after being impaled by glass, then ran back to Dave's ship as he realized that everyone else was retreating.

"What? You're running away!? No, don't do that! Let me kill you!" the old man on the loudspeaker screamed.

Seras and Faro found that slightly tilting the carrier had no real effect, so they dropped it and retreated to Dave's ship.

A small woman riding a pink motorized scooter drove towards Dave's ship from the city, dodging rockets and bullets from the robots more from luck than any driving skill. "W-wait for me!" she called out towards the Mason sisters as she approached the ship.

Every one of Jinzi's headshots felled a robot, and repeated grenades to the inside of the carrier managed to disable it. Nearby these two bug people, six shots rang out in rapid succession, and eight scout-bots fell. Roland quickly reloaded as he moved towards Azmot, covering him from any more robots. However, the robots ran past them, headed towards the rest of the group.

 

[Slenn]

<color=brown>"Gwen! Bring that woman inside! Pull as best you can from this range."
Gwen used a good portion of her energy to pull on the incoming woman like a tractor beam. As she was drawn in, she would feel the pull being stronger and stronger.

EMily fired off four lightning bolts at any bots that were being generated, keeping her aim away from the retreating group members plus the fledgling.

 

[Zepherus14]

[color=00c0c0]"What the hell is this!?"[/color] Jinzi grumbled as she landed by Azmot and Roland, Azmot slowing his minigun down as it then disappeared. "Yes, it is strange, you would think they'd want to deal us here. How odd." Azmot mentioned as he looked over towards Roland. "And it seems like the man from earlier made an appearance too."

[color=00c0c0]"The fucking hell he is, he just shot 8 of the guys I wanted to."[/color] Jinzi said irritatedly as she crossed her lower arms over her torso. [color=00c0c0]"Although you did a really nice number on that big box thing~"[/color] She said as she pointed one of her guns in the direction of the carrier Azmot had exploded.

 

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Gwen's tractor beam drew in the woman on the scooter, speeding her up until she hit a bump in the sand, causing her and her scooter to tumble into the doorway to Dave's ship, with her screaming all the way. Once she and everyone else got back on the ship, Dave closed the door and flew away, getting as far away from Cádiz as possible.

"You let them get away?!" The old man screamed at the robots through the loudspeaker. "That's it, all of you report to the nearest carrier to be scrapped!" The robots did as they were told, and once all of them made it to a carrier, the carrier doors closed and they drove back into the ocean.

[color=01A9DB]"The threat is gone. Does it matter who shot the robots?"[/color] Roland asked Jinzi as he watched Dave's ship fly away.

 

[Slenn]

Gwen eased the woman's fall by reducing the gravity.
<color=purple>"You okay there?" She said, running up to her.

"I'm going to go check with Dave."
<color=brown>"I'll accompany you." The two of them went off to said room.

 

[Gearhead mk2]

Samus stood in the entrance to the ship as it flew away, looking the new arrival silently. Kenna was not so quiet, sitting back against a wall and trying to catch her breath.

 

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The woman was laying on her back, but she appeared uninjured, although the bike helmet she was wearing had fallen off.. "I can't feel anything below my neck..." she said, looking wide-eyed at the ceiling.

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"You OK?" Kenna asked. Samus scanned the woman, seeing if she had any injuries.

 

[Slenn]

The sister's were slightly alarmed and shocked.
<color=green>"EMily! Sara! We might need some medical help." Winona called out as the two were leaving. Sara went on ahead as EMily came back.
<color=purple>"Are you paralyzed? Can you move your legs? I assume you can still breathe and have a heartbeat considering you're still alive."

"What's wrong?"
<color=purple>"She can't feel anything below her neck."
And EMily kneeled down, taking deep breaths after running back.
"Can I have a moment to check on your nervous system?" She asked the woman.

 

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Samus' scan would show that the woman was not injured at all.

"Oh, wait. Never mind, I'm fine." She said as she got to her feet. " You guys did pretty good, considering that was your first time fighting these robots. You still have a lot to improve on, though."

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"What are those things? And why did they spew out lots and lots of robots?" Kenna asked.

 

[Slenn]

<color=purple>"Well, it's not the first time we've encountered robots."

"You sure gave us a scare. Can you tell us who you are? "

 

[Kirke]

You shrug and say that where you are from, speed is measured in km/s. Though, when it comes to hyperspace, speed is designated in time per jump. You then turn to Elm and say that the the ship is equipped with a variety of sensors, including IR. If nothing else, you can probably find out if the ship's life support systems are on-line.

 

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"Just call me Miss Pauling." She answered EMily. "My employer would like to extend an offer to you. Who's in charge?"

"There's quite a bit to explain. It would be best if everyone was here." Miss Pauling answered Kenna.

 

[Slenn]

"A pleasure to meet you Miss Pauling. I'm EMily, and these are two of my sisters, Gwen and Winona. The one who just left is Sara. She'll be back momentarily. She's the leader of us four but not necessarily this group."

 

[Zepherus14]

"Wait, Ms. Pauling, like Tavish's Ms. Pauling?" Sophia spoke up as she heard the name.

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"You'll have to excuse her, she gets a bit competitive when it comes to her guns." Azmot said as he stood up a bit more straight as he looked at Roland. "It's a surprise to see you here though."

[color=00c0c0]"Damn right. Those tin cans were really fun to shoot!"[/color] Jinzi replied as her wings buzzed for a moment, her mouth still frowning. With her compound eyes, it would be next to impossible to determine exactly where she was looking, but Roland might get the feeling she was staring at him. Regardless, as the robots ran off, Jinzi put away her pistols to her hips. [color=00c0c0]"So do you know what that Australium is, whatever your name was?"[/color]

 

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"That's okay, I can wait. But I am on a rather tight schedule, so it would be much appreciated if you could get everyone together soon."

"Tavish? You mean the Demoman? Ughh, he was not allowed to use his real name. Now I'll have to kill him once I see him again... He was one of the more sane mercs, too." Miss Pauling replied to Sophia with an annoyed tone of voice.

Spoiler: What Miss Pauling looks like

 

[Zepherus14]

A mix of emotions went across Sophia's face as she heard Ms. Pauling's response. Anger that she'd say something like that, confusion as to why she'd ever think to kill a team member like that, and sadness as she was reminded of what had happened to Tavish. "You're a little late for that." Sophia said as she looked away from the woman, not wanting to say anything further.

 

[Slenn]

The sisters took a moment of silence to let Sophia speak, since she was the closest to Tavish.

"Well, we're trying to move to a secure location as fast as we can. Do you know where there aren't robots being deployed?"

Via Graviton, Gwen pinged Sara on her computer to get back to where they were. In less than a minute Sara was back.

<color=brown>"My name is Sara." She addressed Miss Pauling, and bowed.

 

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"Oh, he already died? That saves me some time." Miss Pauling said casually.

"Hello Sara. Grey Mann- the voice you heard on the loudspeaker during the attack- will send his army wherever his sensors find Austalium. The stuff could be anywhere, but Australia is going to be especially dangerous." Miss Pauling explained to EMily.