THE ISTHUL CRISIS

[wright-idea.livejournal.com]

WHO: All Agents and Enforcers Currently Assigned to Isthul.
WHAT: Handling a very tricky diplomatic issue -- and solving a mystery or two in the process.
WHERE: Isthul.
WHEN: Soon after deployment.
NOTES: This log will have separate threads going for different Enforcers.

Phoenix has to admit more people have arrived than he'd expected. At least there's a couple other Enforcers; it's a relief, really, as he doesn't like the idea of managing something this big by himself. If he had his choice, he'd focus entirely on the mysteries at hand -- but obviously, he really doesn't.

Stay calm, Phoenix. These are the times where you just have to put on your best poker face and hope for the best. After all... there's a lot more people relying on you and everybody involved to get to the bottom of things in a satisfactory fashion. And if we fail... I don't want to think about it.

He nods to the arrivals, looking calmer than he feels. "Nice to see you guys. We've got a lot of work ahead of us, so we'd better make sure we have a plan of action."

Comments

[becomethesniper.livejournal.com]

"Too slow!"

Lockon kicked the thrust into gear, and Zabanya shot straight up over the attack. It then pointed itself downward, keeping the bladed mech in its sights.

"Give me some assistance, boys!"




All of the holsters on Zabanya's sides and shoulders opened up and twelve more rifle bits came into play. They began to zip around as Lockon resumed his fire, not trying to hit so much as trying to box the mech in.

[the-overseers.livejournal.com]

Lucca's attacks keep the soldiers at bay as the wall rises, keeping them out of the way.

As Katina closes with the mech she hears a loud bang as moments later a plane comes streaking towards her Gespenst on a collision course, unloading a salvo of missiles.

The missiles, however, fly around her and fly towards Zabanya as the silver blade-mech starts slicing through the bits as it tries to escape Zabanya's curtain of fire.

[hot-engineer.livejournal.com]

There's a few seconds' lull where the rest of the soldiers either hadn't made it to their position or were busy contemplating the more creative meanings to the term "flame retardant." In any case, it's enough time for Lucca to finally cast a Protect spell on Edward, then herself.

"I dunno how much more magic I've got in me!" She reports over her shoulder. She KNEW she should have kept up with her training. So much for that now.

[micro-icarus.livejournal.com]

"Once I get the wall up, that shouldn't matter." The wall continued to crawl upwards at what felt like a snail's pace, but it was high enough at least that tanks couldn't just drive in anymore.

"Man what the hell was I thinking pitting the two of us against a goddamn army!?"

[hot-engineer.livejournal.com]

"Simple!" She calls back, sending another fireball into the advancing crowd with obvious recoil in her shoulders from the force. "You wanted to make sure we actually had a challenge for once!"

[grandtheftmecha.livejournal.com]

"Planes? Are you kidding me?" She whips her machine around, firing a flurry of shotgun blasts at both the plane and its missiles, moving to hopefully throw off the sniper's fire while relying on her armor to hold up to any damage from her new, temporary opponent.

[becomethesniper.livejournal.com]

"It'll take more than that!" The eight remaining rifle bits pulled back to Zabanya. Within the cockpit, a holographic targeting display lit up, as it acquired target locks on the missiles, the fighter, and all exposed weapons and limbs of the two enemy mecha. At the same time, Lockon replaced the two rifle bits he'd been using in pistol mode and pulled them out in rifle mode, and the holster bits deployed in assault mode, pairing up to unleash fire.

"Let's see you boys handle my firing WITHOUT targeting!"

On those words, particle beams rained down, seventeen at a time, on the intended targets.

1/2

[the-overseers.livejournal.com]

As Ed's wall goes up, there's a moment of respite. Then the remaining tanks begin to bombard it from a distance, while the soldiers regroup, watching for weaknesses.

2/2

[the-overseers.livejournal.com]

The Sniper and the blade mech pull back for a moment, avoiding Lockon's fire as he downs the missles.

The plane suddenly shifts in midair, transforming into a mech and taking the shotgun blast right to the chasis as it launches itself at Katina. The shells do some damage, but it latches on to Katina and begins to radiate silver energy, electrifying Katina's mech.

Meanwhile, as Lockon's shots cause the missiles to explode, the Blade mech suddenly leaps forward, coming directly through the pre-exploded missiles and launching itself at Zabanya while the Sniper mech above lays down covering fire behind Zabanya to bar its escape.

Re: 2/2

[micro-icarus.livejournal.com]

The strain of holding the wall together against this kind of firepower is enormous, but Edward is holding it up for the moment, at least.

"Lucca! Blind them!"

[hot-engineer.livejournal.com]

"--Got it!"

Mind reeling at how exactly she was going to DO that, she starts moving immediately towards the supply stocks on the near side of the wall. Blind them, blind them... Grab a solid-light battery from one of the tables, cut the wiring, reverse the poles... Attach the trigger from one of her bombs as a fuse...

"Incoming! Don't look directly at the flash!" She yells with no prologue into her communicator, then grabs the flash bomb and hurls it to the top of the wall.

[grandtheftmecha.livejournal.com]

Katina lets out a shout through grit teeth, the shock throwing her back against her seat for a moment before she she could work the controls. Hopefully the controls still work, as she drops her shotgun, wrenches the Gespenst's arms back to slam them down on top of the transforming mech.

[becomethesniper.livejournal.com]

Oh, this? Lockon would be concerned if he weren't in a similar situation before.

"TRANS-AM!" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVyWwFw99dc)

Zabanya and all its bits glowed red. With triple the speed they possessed before, the holster bits began taking shield formations to block the sniper mech's shots, and Zabanya itself zipped around the sword mech, pointed both rifles at its back, and opened fire repeatedly at almost point blank.

1/2

[the-overseers.livejournal.com]

The flash grenade temporarily stuns the advancing forces, the bombardment ceases.

2/2

[the-overseers.livejournal.com]

The sword mech is blasted apart by the barrage, the pilot ejecting.

Katina's Gespenst takes a fair bit of damage, but she punches the mech's arm clean off. It transforms into a crippled plane as it flies away, the sniper mech also beginning to withdraw.

Re: 2/2

[micro-icarus.livejournal.com]

Edward muttered, "Hope you don't mind me taking a page from your book, Major." as he prepares his next round of alchemy. With a mighty punch at the inside of the wall, he sends out a series of stone spikes like bullets, each one plugging up the gun of a tank. Firing those guns should make for a very warm time indeed.