Isthul - Final Confrontation

[the-overseers.livejournal.com]

Who: All agents and enforcers going into Isthul
Where: Isthul
What: Last battle with Isthul forces.

The streets were still as most people hurried to their homes. Tanks were streaming through the streets and fighter jets and mecha flew overhead, so while a few public places were open, not many people seemed prone to go out.

At home, people were tensely glued to their television in anticipation, some delighted but most frightened. For better or for worse, this war was happening, and in perhaps the next day or two, the fate of Isthul would be decided.

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Disrupt the Propaganda

[the-overseers.livejournal.com]

There isn't much time left, last measures to sway public opinion go here.

Re: Disrupt the Propaganda

[razthepsynaut.livejournal.com]

The disruption in the air is barely visible, darting to various hiding spots, resting briefly, then moving to the next one. Raz makes sure to stay out of view of anything that might be able to see him in invisibility mode; his experience with Grimms has taught him that his powers aren't infallible, which means just that much more stealth on a more human level.

He reaches the point he's been told to reach, and looks for a nice, out of the way spot. When he finds it, he opens his PDA. "This is Agent Raz. I've reached the coordinates indicated to me by R&D and Tactical Commander Ran. Do you read me, HQ? Over," he whispers into it, keeping an eye out for anybody who might be in the area.

[demon-hacker.livejournal.com]

As usually happens when responding to a whisper, Atsuro whispers back for no particular reason. "Agent Kihara of R&D here. We've got you loud and clear. I think we're all set to proceed back at base - You know what you need to do?"

[hot-engineer.livejournal.com]

"Roger that. I've made it to drop site two." Lucca murmurs through her own PDA, her back to a recycling dumpster behind a building. She is without helmet, and dressed as inconspicuously as possible, and fortunately she wasn't tailed... at least, she's pretty sure she wan't. She turns and affixes a small box to the side of the big metal box she's plastered against. With any luck, the metal will project the signal further.

"Activation waiting on your mark."

[razthepsynaut.livejournal.com]

"Kinda. Run through exactly how this thing works again?" Raz whispers, pulling the jammer out from his backpack. It's a complex little bit of tech, and a guy like Raz who spent most of his time in the circus, bright as he is, still needs a quick walkthrough on these things.

[demon-hacker.livejournal.com]

"Right." Probably not the best time to give an explanation, but Atsuro whispers the plan quickly once again. "What you're holding there is a radio transmitter designed to emit broadcasts of the same frequency as the ones most television and radio stations in Isthul operate on. We'll make enough noise to drown them out, then we'll hijack the frequency to broadcast our own transmissions, which Captain Grimms will be kind enough to supply for us.

"If things go really well, the average person won't even notice anything wrong. They'll just think it's a special broadcast from their own media.

"Both of you are all set?"

[hot-engineer.livejournal.com]

"I'm ready!"

[razthepsynaut.livejournal.com]

"I was born ready!"

[demon-hacker.livejournal.com]

"Commencing Operation Signal Paralysis to Attenuate Mikhaylov's Mustering of Isthul National Goodwill: SPAMMING is go!"

And with as much drama as he can summon, Atsuro rears back and smashes a giant red button that he'd built specifically for this occasion. ...Then he reaches over a little to the left and flicks the actual switch that would activate the signal jamming frequency.

"Initiating jamming frequency!... Counter-broadcast airing in twenty seconds!"

Attack on the People of Isthul - Military Blockade

[the-overseers.livejournal.com]

A massive tank line, augmented with mecha, infantry and warships stands picketed on the outskirts of the Confuto Ordinatio gates. Anything entering the airspace is immediately attacked.

[ihu2carl.livejournal.com]

Nanoha pulled up Raising Heart and looked around at the people in front of her. "Everybody, why are you doing this? You should know by now that you're being misled!" It probably wouldn't work, but she had to at least put up an effort to talk it over.

[uberlikehermama.livejournal.com]

Vivio was staying off to the side, already transformed and ready for anything the army would through at them. She really hoped that was Nanoha was saying would work, but well... when did that ever happen?

"You all know what's happening, you already heard it! There's no reason to keep fighting like this anymore!"

Now, hopefully that would work too. Right now Vivio looked older than Nanoha, so maybe if it didn't work with Nanoha it would work from her.

[the-overseers.livejournal.com]

The magical girls' pleas are instead met with a barrage of silver energy as the assembled forces open fire on them.

[becomethesniper.livejournal.com]

The barrage of silver energy was met in turn by a barrage of particle beam fire.

"Now, now, guys, didn't anyone ever teach you that it's rude to attack someone while they're talking?" Lockon remarked dryly. Zabanya was hovering overhead, all twenty-eight bits deployed. "Just stand down and nobody will have to be hurt."

[ihu2carl.livejournal.com]

"Lockon-san!" Nanoha smiled and waved without taking much time to look, putting most of her energy into deflecting the fire going in her direction. Once that was past, she summoned a series of small pink spheres in a cloud around her.

"We're going to have to calm you down, then!" Nanoha raised her hand and sent the orbs flying. "Shoot~!"

[uberlikehermama.livejournal.com]

"Thanks!" Vivio said, but not even waving over to Lyle. Keeping her eyes on the people attacking her was more important.

She made sure to keep flying back, concentrating as several spheres of rainbow magic also appeared around her. "Sonic Shooter!"

She thrust her fist forward, and those spheres all short towards those that were attacking her while she focused more on dodging.

[the-overseers.livejournal.com]

The counter-barrage slams into the Isthul line, decimating the tanks and scattering some of the people. A flight of 4 jets and a mech with two glowing silver katana-like blades scramble in response, the jets launching a swarm of missiles propelled by silver energy at the team.

STFU -- Bagging a General

[king-of-flames.livejournal.com]

After requisitioning a gate bore (and saddling some poor Agent with all of the paperwork), Roy stepped out into a dead-end alley in the city near the gate. He was wearing no Confuto Ordinatio insignia, and had on a jacket so as to hide the fact that his uniform wasn't one of the Isthul military.

He then turned around. "The coast is clear, you two. Come on, let's go."

[punches-fog.livejournal.com]

Souji nods, following in his normal black and gray clothes that work equally well as camouflage and hiding in plain sight in most cities. His katana's sheathed but ready, and his expression's stony - as usual when he's worried

[the-overseers.livejournal.com]

Military presence is high on the streets, and few citizens are about. The guards are on high alert, and are accosting just about everyone they see and demanding identification and paperwork.

[king-of-flames.livejournal.com]

Roy had prepared for this, and procured fake identification and paperwork. Another hapless Agent would be handling the genuine paperwork back in the compound.

Now that they were in Isthul, it was time to collect the necessary info -- General Mikhaylov's whereabouts. He started by simply paying close attention to what people were saying.

[punches-fog.livejournal.com]

Souji keeps his own ears open, keeping his head down and blending into the crowd as he's used to doing.

Moreover, he keeps his eyes on where soldiers are coming and going - not the ones who are accosting people on the street, but where others are going, especially vehicles and other possible means for Mikhaylov to move or protect himself.

[the-overseers.livejournal.com]

The group manages to pass through security fairly easily. As they listen, they hear something interesting, apparently Mikhaylov is about to come through with the tank battalion in the next fifteen minutes or so.

[king-of-flames.livejournal.com]

That wasn't good. Roy wanted Mikhaylov alone, not leading a battalion of tanks that even he lacked the firepower to take out.

On the other hand, what if they tried laying low and then, when Mikhaylov's vehicle came through, set up an ambush that would force him out of the open and into a more closed-off space? Roy began to look around for places to do that and quietly urged Souji to do the same.

[evokesdeath.livejournal.com]

Minato glances at Souji. He's taken out tank-like Shadows before, but taking out more than one with merely three people would be a challenge, to say the least. That wasn't an option.

He turns to his superior inquisitively, unable (and for the most part, unwilling) to say a word. He's sure Roy must have more experience than him in dealing with armored vehicles.