Isthul - 72 hours before military action

[the-overseers.livejournal.com]

Who: All agents and enforcers going into Isthul
Where: Isthul
What: Diffuse the situation or withdraw


Both Isthul gates are now fortified basecamps, the Agents manning it more than a little nervous. The military's declaration is fresh, and while the battle was won, there are a scant 72 hours before the promised strike. Things are tense, and beyond the picket lines you can already see a massive force of Isthul troops preparing to attack your position.

[Because this situation can be handled any number of ways, instead of restricting posts to what I come up with for possible action, characters may start their own threads. Please title your thread with a description of the action you are taking.

Isthul forces CAN be contacted via radio or signal flares, although whether or not they respond is another matter entirely.]

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[exmarineexbride.livejournal.com]

The M9 flipped the two APCs so they'd make a barrier for the third, then leapt up onto the roof of a nearby building so she could catch up with Phoenix. "Take the next right! We're taking the freeway!"

While she ran from rooftop to rooftop following the truck, the large case on her arm slave's hip exploded open to reveal an assault rifle that she grabbed. Sounded like trouble was closing in, and she wanted to be ready for it.

[omnomnompoyo.livejournal.com]

Finally, Kirby was able to slip into the car and watch from inside. As he did, he noticed the tied up woman in the front.

"Um... was she already here?"

[the-overseers.livejournal.com]

The woman attempts to scream angrily through the gag, but to no real avail.

There's a thud on the truck as Grimms, who had been running alongside the truck, jumps on the roof.

"They're gaining," he notes quietly.

Sure enough, the mechs are approaching Mao's position, closing enough to fire several silver energy blasts at her M9.

[wright-idea.livejournal.com]

Phoenix leans out the window. "The FREEWAY?! You want me to take the damn FREEWAY?!" he yelps, before ducking his head quickly back in at the next blast.

With this thought, he jerks the wheel to the right, taking the aforementioned exit, and trying to chase out mental images of firey crashes killing him instead of bullets.

[exmarineexbride.livejournal.com]

The M9 rolls across the roof of a shopping mall and comes down in the parking-lot, using the building as cover against the silver energy blasts. Barely losing momentum, it came back up facing backwards, fired up at the chasing mechs, then spun around and leapt up onto the freeway, just behind Wright. "It's miles to the nearest CO base! You're sure as hell not going on surface streets!

[omnomnompoyo.livejournal.com]

Kirby barely hangs on for dear life as everything just goes to hell! This wasn't what he was expecting, that's for sure!

[the-overseers.livejournal.com]

Fortunately for Phoenix the freeway isn't TOO crowded, but it's still harry enough with cars going every which way in a panic as the mechs enter the airspace.

One of the mechs comes in low to engage Mao with a massive armblade while the others stay back. While they have guns readied, they seem reluctant to fire in such a crowded area.

[wright-idea.livejournal.com]

((OOC: Porno Graffitti -- Mugen (http://www.esnips.com/doc/a10351ad-664e-4cf7-ab97-ab6c93547ac1)))

Phoenix drives as best he can, though he's still overcompensating his turns; he scrapes a few cars on accident, the side rail here, and it's a wonder he doesn't go right into the wrong lanes. For the first time in his life, he's beginning to REALLY wish he'd gotten a license after all.

[exmarineexbride.livejournal.com]

The strength of the M9 is it's ability to perfectly mimmick the movements of a human being, and so Mao is able to quickly switch to close range fighting by switching the assault rifle out for the chainsword on the other hip and block the armblade with a shower of sparks. From there, Mao fires her mech's head vulcans (yes, it has Head Vulcans), into the other mech's face.

"Exit 192! I just radio'd ahead, but I don't know if it got through!"

[omnomnompoyo.livejournal.com]

"Uwaaa!"

Kirby's busy bouncing from one end to the other as Phoenix drives like a maniac. It was times like this he wished he had one of his Air Rides. Or a Wheelie.

[the-overseers.livejournal.com]

The mech clashes with Mao's M9, flinching back from the vulcan fire but still maintaining a strong pressure. A second mech disengages from the pack, its arm blade whipping out as it descends on the truck.

[Reinforcements may respond]

[becomethesniper.livejournal.com]

[Intervention (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRzyM1b8zoA)]

Suddenly, a series of particle beam shots comes flying in from the direction of the nearest gate, all shots aiming at the descending mech -- and all aimed with a sniper's precision.

Immediately following that, a HUGE blast is fired up into the sky at the remaining airborne mecha. Tracing both attacks back to their source will reveal Zabanya, off in the distance, sniper scopes open and a rifle bit in its hands. Above it, the rest of the shield bits and rifle bits had taken a diamond-pattern formation.

"You think this would count as being fashionably late?"

[wright-idea.livejournal.com]

ohgodohgodohgod here it cooooooooomes --

And then, suddenly, blasts from overhead. Phoenix ducks almost instinctively, and leans out the window. "I don't care HOW late you are, as long as you're here just in the nick of time!" he shouts, before ducking his head back in with a yelp as that maneuver causes him to swerve a bit.

[exmarineexbride.livejournal.com]

Both Mao and the enemy she was locked in combat with hesitate at the blast, but Mao recovered first. She slipped her sword past their guard and hacked down on its shoulder.

[omnomnompoyo.livejournal.com]

Things were going to hell fast. Taking notice of the arriving Gundam, the little pink ball takes the time to wave at it before resuming hanging on for dear life.

[the-overseers.livejournal.com]

The mech explodes as the other two in the sky fan out, returning fire on Zabanya. Mao's sword breaks through and cuts deeply into the mech's shoulder as it pulls away, drawing a smaller gun and firing some close-range energy fire.

For the moment, Phoenix is safe from attack.

[becomethesniper.livejournal.com]

"It'll take more than that to stop Zabanya!"

The triple bazooka formation dispersed, and the holster bits paired up to block the shots. Meanwhile, the rifle bits all lined up with the Gundam and began firing at random, peppering the enemy mecha with thick particle beam fire.

[wright-idea.livejournal.com]

Phoenix is NOT taking the respite for granted. He keeps driving as fast as he can, swerving through the traffic and trying not to lose control. This isn't an easy thing to do when he's had so little training, but it's not like it's just HIS life on the line in this car right now.



Apparently, yes. Phoenix just BARELY spots the exit number in time, and swerves madly to make it. Sparks fly as he grinds against the barrier.

[exmarineexbride.livejournal.com]

Mao leaps backwards as the enemy pulls a gun on her, dodging the first round of shots, then dropped off the freeway before it could fire a second round. Her plan was to roll under the elevated road and come at it from the other side.

[omnomnompoyo.livejournal.com]

As Phoenix makes the turn, Kirby gets flung to the other side, plastering himself onto the door. This was starting to hurt.

[the-overseers.livejournal.com]

As Phoenix exits, he approaches the Confuto Ordinatio lines. The mechs dodge and weave out of the way of Zabanya's shots, before disengaging, choosing not to pursue any further.