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Post by Zoomer on Aug 24, 2009 18:18:50 GMT -4
"If she doesn't, she'll find out soon enough.", came Alex's voice from the front.
(OOC REMOVED)
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Post by Champ on Aug 24, 2009 21:12:20 GMT -4
((OOC:Takes place after the start of TH:Semester 2, like I said, late august) "Okay, then let's go," Jenny said, sitting down and strapping in.
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Post by Zoomer on Aug 24, 2009 22:49:04 GMT -4
"Alright. Ship is sealed, all systems check out....liftoff!" Alex exclaimed as the ship ascended, began moving forward, then tilting sharply up.
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Post by Champ on Aug 25, 2009 0:39:18 GMT -4
From the palace Vega waited.The enemy forces had disappeared as quickly as they had appeared. Vega did not let this comfort her. It was clear that they were not going to back down. They were just waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike. The lights in the palace flickered. Vega glanced up, watching the lights carefully. Then, for a moment everything went dark. The entire capital city blinked out. Vega scowled. "Get the emergency generators online, now!" She barked at a passing assistant, who rushed to get the system ready. Before he had the chance to move, viewscreens all over the city blinked on. Every screen in the city was filled with one image. Vega's heart sank. On the screen, Smytus grinned. "People of the Cluster," He said calmly, "Today will see the rebirth of our empire." His smile broadened. "Your so called Queen has destroyed our great planet, and has cast off all that we have stood for," He said, "but no more, today begins a new golden age for the Cluster." He narrowed his eyes. "The armies of the present ruler will be turned to scrap," He growled, "And the Queen herself will be shattered as if made of glass." He gave a sickeningly malicious grin. "The days of our compromises are over," He said, "Our empire begins now." The image cut out. The darkness returned. For a moment, all was silent. Then an explosion rocked the ground. Vega gritted her teeth, watching smoke rise from the outskirts of the capital. "Come on, Jenny," She whispered.
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Post by Zoomer on Aug 25, 2009 1:03:35 GMT -4
"Alright, we're far enough out. Engaging warp drive." Alex called out.
Everything around them blurred upon entering the wormhole, colors smearing and stretching with no clear definition.... before stabilizing again.
"Everybody still with us?" Alex asked, spinning his chair around to face the others.
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Post by omnios on Aug 25, 2009 9:51:09 GMT -4
Eric's right eyelid twitched.
'How dare he threaten my wife!' The man thought to himself.
"Eric, after you take Richter and Tremor to Tommy and Kimi, I want you right back here." Vega said. not turning away from the balcony.
"Why? I thought you wanted me to go with them?" her husband asked, steadying himself as another blast on the outskirts of the city rocked the palace.
"You are my lifemate. We stay together, no matter the situation."
"What if people see me? They'll kill us for being husband and wife. You know how they are..."
Vega turned around, and faced her husband. "It doesn't matter what they think. I love you, and our kids love you."
Eric nodded, and dialed Tommy's phone number.
*****
About fifteen minutes later, Eric returned from the Rugrats/All Grown Up! universe (via a portal made by Vega.) He rushed over to his wife and hugged her tightly.
"I love you, Vega." Eric said, kissing his wife on her mourh.
"I love you too, Eric." Vega responded, hugging her husband tighter.
Vega smiled, and looked out onto the city. 'We are so gonna kick your skidplate Smytus!' she thought to herself.
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Post by Jakob on Aug 25, 2009 13:34:23 GMT -4
As Jakob waited, he did an equipment check, and cleaned everything he had on him.
SMG, assault rifle, sniper rifle, pistol, shotgun, and something new- a grenade launcher. All of which custom-built by KPG, and utilizes powerful plasma. Every nook and cranny, Jakob studied to the point where he could make the weapons simply an extension of his own hand.
Just the way he prefers it, anyway.
Everything was loaded. SMG was out at the moment. Jakob still kept a firm grip on his motorcycle.
This kind of situation was what he was built for, after all. Jakob had never been to Cluster Prime before. He'd need to get a good look at what to expect, terrain-wise.
"Anyone got visuals of Cluster Prime?" Jakob asked.
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Post by Hunter on Aug 25, 2009 14:32:21 GMT -4
Meanwhile...
RRRING!
"Eh?" Gene picked up his phone. "Hello?..."
"Oh, Your Majesty! Hi! I, uh, I wasn't expecting you to call. What's up?..."
"WHAT?! That's awful! But what do you want me to do about it?..."
"Really? Okay then. But, uh, is this on your side of the planet or Vega's side?..."
"Of course it matters. I don't work with her people. I work with your people. Your daughter might get the wrong idea if I just show up on her turf and start punching robots. Maybe you could talk to XJ-9 and her friends? I can't imagine she'd turn down their help...."
"Oh, they did? Already? Wait, how do you know?..."
"Ohhh. That's -- that's actually pretty funny. But like I was saying, this really isn't my place to intervene. Don't worry, though; it sounds like Vega's empire is in good hands...."
"Wait, whoa, hold on. Are you serious?..."
"Okay, okay, fine. I'll go. I'd rather not see both halves of the Cluster fall into disarray at the same time. I'll be on the first flight out. Are the planetary spaceports still open?..."
"What? No way." Gene runs out of his house and sees a Cluster shuttle on his front lawn. "Wow. Super soivice! Thanks! Yeah, yeah, it's here. I'll meet you when I get there. Okay? Thanks. Bye."
The ship's hatch opens and a drone peeks out. "Hey, are you the human Her Majesty's been working with?" Gene nods. "Good. I can't believe we're asking you to save our shells, but we need all the help we can get, and from what Her Majesty tells me, you're pretty trustworthy. Now get in here. We're burning CPU cycles." Gene does so, and the hatch closes. In a matter of moments, the ship is on its way through a special Cluster portal.
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Post by omnios on Aug 25, 2009 21:10:15 GMT -4
Eric let go of his wife; and both walked onto the balcony. They could see some explosions in the distance that lit up the Clusterian night sky.
"I thought Smytus was dead." Eric said.
"Me too." Vega replied.
Vega was about to say something, when she stopped, and paused to think.
"I wonder if Mom's still alive."
"What I wonder is that if she is alive, then how did she survive the smelting pool that she and Viron fell into?"
"At least we know Viron is dead. What a horrible way to die."
"Thankfully, we didn't kill him. He fell in when an eruption of lead from the smelter fell on him....He tumbled back, and, well, pfft."
The royal couple gazed out into the blackness of the Clusterian night, and waited for Jenny.
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Post by Zoomer on Aug 26, 2009 1:30:54 GMT -4
"Alright. There it is." Alex said. He always found the planet to be awe-inspiring, with it's many lights....just the whole scope of it blew him away.
"Get ready. I'm picking up quite a bit of activity down there.....we're gonna be dropping on a hot zone near the palace. Get ready to bash in some metallic skulls." He yelled above the din of the wind around them as they entered the beginnings of the Cluster Prime Atmosphere.
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Post by Champ on Aug 26, 2009 1:55:11 GMT -4
Jenny grinned. She was more than ready for a fight, and each second only added to her anticipation. Champ turned to Azure drawing the S-blade he'd gotten from Sheldon, placing it on it's side before handing it to her. "Trust me, you'll need that," He said, watching the atmosphere give way to cloud, the capital city waiting somewhere below.
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Post by Zoomer on Aug 26, 2009 2:10:48 GMT -4
Explosions began surrounding the ship, causing a large amount of turbulance.
"Brace yourselves!" Shouted Alex, who was fighting for control at this point. "They know we're here!"
He opened up a radio channel to the palace.
"This is Alex Johnson, of Tremorton, transporting XJ-9 and other backup! We are under heavy fire! Does anybody read me?"
He then trasmitted their location coordinates with the message.
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Post by Jakob on Aug 26, 2009 3:34:30 GMT -4
"Oi, Alex, can you drop me off right now?" Jakob asked, unstrapping himself and stabilizing himself on his bike. He was ready to drop if at all possible.
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Post by Zoomer on Aug 26, 2009 14:54:55 GMT -4
"Alright! Opening hatch! It's still a bit of a drop, so you'd better know what you're doing!" Alex responded above all the noise, opening the back, causing still more noise due to the air rushing around the ship.
He pulled the ship up to a more horizontal angle, heading straight for the palace.
"Hello? Can anybody read me? ANYBODY?" He began speaking into the radio again, as more detonations rocked the ship from all sides.
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Post by Jakob on Aug 26, 2009 19:24:33 GMT -4
Door opened. Jakob punched it. The motorbike soared out of the back. He didn't look back to watch the ship rapidly shrink into the distance.
After all, he had a job to do.
His SMG was out, and he waited until the opportune moment to let his presence be known.
Soldiers of origins unknown to Jakob. Some were of the Cluster Royal Guard, most likely, but others... looked the same.
He suddenly found himself in the dark. Who does he shoot?
He got on the COMM to try to pick up Alex. "Who do I shoot? Every target looks the same."
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