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May 9, 2015 23:25:29 GMT
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Post by LuciasFalkner on May 9, 2015 23:25:29 GMT
Blank said nothing in protest. It had happened again anyway. Her mistakes may have cost the lives of her brand new squadmates. She shook her head. No more. She would not do anything outside of what Kaiju said. Feeling the shame hang over her head, she followed her leader without a word.
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May 9, 2015 23:28:37 GMT
Post by Tetra on May 9, 2015 23:28:37 GMT
kaiju headed quickly to the bundle with blank on his tail. hoping that his squad was alright.
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May 10, 2015 0:00:23 GMT
Post by Nobody on May 10, 2015 0:00:23 GMT
The lights flickered again as they got nearer to the bundle of life. Several 'phages had been on the map around this area, barricading the presumed people inside. Joker held up a hand and three knives materialized out of green light around his hands, little sparks flying off as they stabilized. They acted as a torch when the lights started flickering quicker.
There was a rustling above them and the lights cut out. A 'phage dropped from the ceiling. It looked somewhat like a rat, if a rat were the size of a labrador and covered in strips of wire that still sparked. Knight flinched back and reached for his sword, but he fumbled in his panic. The rat rushed him and leapt for his face.
A glowing green knife flew in a streak, intercepting it mid jump. The rat was pinned to the floor, and struggled to free itself. Joker spun another knife up and down his knuckles, like a coin. He tossed it up, caught it by the blade and threw it. It landed with a thunk behind the ears of the rat. It squeaked once and fell limp against the knives, the wires ceasing to spark. The knives faded and the rat thudded against the floor.
Knight took a moment to steady himself. Could you have been any more helpless? Pathetic.
He pointed to the door, with a thankfully steady hand. Joker nodded and spun a few more knives into existence. He tossed them high up into the air, flashing them like a beacon, and catching them when they came back down, repeating the process.
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May 10, 2015 0:03:29 GMT
Post by Tetra on May 10, 2015 0:03:29 GMT
kaiju and blank were able to make up for lost time in the small space of joker and knights encounter. He ran faster when he saw jokers beacon. "they're close! were almost there!" he rounded the corner and sighed in relief when he saw his two team members.
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May 10, 2015 0:08:45 GMT
Post by Nobody on May 10, 2015 0:08:45 GMT
They waved, and Knight's helmet wobbled until his mouth was visible. "Radios down, maps from Blank are down, any signal going out. We can still see things on radar, so it looks like it's something interfering with electronic signals only."
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May 10, 2015 0:11:17 GMT
Post by Tetra on May 10, 2015 0:11:17 GMT
"it does seem that way. however i am very glad youre alright. did you come across anything gnarly?" kaiju asked just as he saw the dead rat thing. " well nevermind."
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May 15, 2015 2:14:30 GMT
Post by Nobody on May 15, 2015 2:14:30 GMT
Knight nodded, glad for the helmet that hid his emotions. "Yes, sir. Joker took care of it." He looked down the hall at the building they had been approaching. "Before we entered this signal dead zone, there had been a few readings from here that weren't rooted in silicon origins." He nudged the dead rat apprehensively. "Granted, it could just be more of these, but it's our job to kill them, anyways. How do we proceed?"
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May 15, 2015 2:27:33 GMT
Post by Tetra on May 15, 2015 2:27:33 GMT
Kaiju nodded back in understanding but turned toward the original destination "for now, we continue on to see if they actually are human or not. id rather take that chance than leave behind potential survivors."
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May 15, 2015 2:28:55 GMT
Post by Nobody on May 15, 2015 2:28:55 GMT
He nodded. "Affirmative, sir. I'll breach, should Blank suppress?"
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May 15, 2015 2:34:37 GMT
Post by Tetra on May 15, 2015 2:34:37 GMT
Kaiju nodded, readying himself.
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May 15, 2015 2:39:59 GMT
Post by Nobody on May 15, 2015 2:39:59 GMT
Knight took his place at the right side of the door, Joker doing the same on the left. He looked to Blank and held up three fingers. He counted down silently and kicked the door in, swinging back outside.
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May 15, 2015 3:13:40 GMT
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Post by LuciasFalkner on May 15, 2015 3:13:40 GMT
As he kicked the door down, time seemed to slow down, almost to a halt. She jumped in front and scanned the entire room. Five life forms. Homo sapiens.
>> SCANNING HUMAN LIFE FORMS. >> IDENTITIES CONFIRMED. >> DR. JANE YAR, DR. HAROLD UNGER, DR. KAREN PORTER, DR. JAMES KYLE AND DR. WALTER JACOBS.
Blank held up a hand to signal clear. "All clear. Five scientists."
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May 15, 2015 3:29:38 GMT
Post by Nobody on May 15, 2015 3:29:38 GMT
Pinned to a slab of stainless steel in the center of the room was a bizarre corpse. It was like a dog, with grey skin lined with small grooves that seemed purposeful, and instead of hair, several tendrils hung from it. Each was tipped with a blunt, dull piece of metal. Joker thought for a moment and realized that it was at the precise center of the field that seemed to negate their communications. He pointed at it and looked to Kaiju.
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May 15, 2015 3:53:18 GMT
Post by Tetra on May 15, 2015 3:53:18 GMT
"what is that thing?" kaiju stared at it, bewildered.
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May 15, 2015 5:28:46 GMT
Post by Nobody on May 15, 2015 5:28:46 GMT
Dr. Unger stepped forward. "Are you more of them? The Aesir? We requested that one of you be here, and they sent a girl. But she left after fighting off a wave of the astrophages." Joker twitched his finger. A skull with a question mark next to it flashed inside the HUD of his team members. The dead 'phages looked like her handiwork to him.
"It's a unique astrophage we found dead on Earth during our last expedition. It's a curious evolution to make, considering that there were no communications going on there at the time. Why would it develop ECM? And why does it persist past death? We took it here to figure that out. But when we cut into it, smaller 'phages jumped out and got through the facility. Your comrade stepped up to the challenge and we were okay. But I think the rest of the colony might be lost. She left to check."
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