Bug
Hunters: Game 12
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* Topic is 'Session 12: Into the Gates of Hell | OOC Channel:
#BugOOC | '
* Set by DreaMwrite on Sun Jan 25 19:51:49
<DreaMwrite> write changes topic to 'Session 12: Into the
Gates of Hell | OOC Channel: #BugOOC |'
<DreaMwrite> * Prysus has joined #BugHunters
* Prysus is now known as Darsh
* DreaMwrite is now known as Mike
<Mike> I shall drain your Soul Darsh Belmont!
* Mike is now known as DreaMwrite
* Douglas has joined #BugHunters
<DreaMwrite> Join OOC channel Douglas.
<DreaMwrite> As we last left our heroes they had just left to
begin their mission of entering the Bugs' underground lair
and capturing the Queen Bug. After landing they quickly
discovered that they had a large army of mecha with Artifial
Intelligence at their disposal though they are yet to figure
out what to do with them.
<DreaMwrite> As well the group has the sinking feeling that
the Bugs know what they are already planning as they notice
a mechanical locus flying around the troops.
<Darsh> "Well, I'd hate to say it again, but I think this
could have been avoided if we just came last night.
However, the fact remains that we still have to figure out
what we are going to do about it now."
<Darsh> "And Douglas, last time I checked you're still
technically in charge. We've given you options, time to
start chosing."
<Douglas> "Ah, but now we have these lovely decoys"
<Douglas> "But what to do about our little spy... "
<Douglas> "perhaps we can use its surveillance to our
advantage"
<Darsh> "We figure out a plan to use him to our advantage ...
or we take it out and let them know we are coming."
<Darsh> "Personally, this large of a force makes any type of
stealth virtually impossible."
<Darsh> "That makes me rather uneasy."
<Douglas> "I think we should split up, and each take a
contingent of AI units, or fewer if you wish"
<Darsh> "I only really need 4 ... but best to plan if some get
destroyed. I'll be happy with a mere 10."
<Douglas> "alright, take the ones you want, we'll send 15 or
so around to distract the bugs from our entry and move our
main force in from the opposite direction"
* Darsh looks around at the A.I. units and tries to pick out
the greatest diversity. Close range combat, long range
combat, and some just for heavy armour *
<Douglas> "actually, that many on all of us would still be
hard to hide, I think we should a large force to the one
side and we'll go in stealthily on the other side"
<Douglas> *punches up the orders on the computer and prepares
to relay them to the troops*
<Darsh> "If we're going to split up ... we'll need to destroy
that spy. They'll know something is up, but might not know
our exact plan."
<Douglas> *commands one of the AIs to conveniently swat the
spy as it flits past*
<DreaMwrite> The bug is swatted on of the way with ease by the
large cannon and drops to the ground.
<DreaMwrite> The AIs are waiting for their orders.
<Douglas> *commands Darsh's selected units to accompany the
fab four fighters, sends 30 units to the opposite side of
the city from where we are entering, and deploys the rest
around the city's perimiter to provide cover and escape*
<Douglas> "let's move"
<Darsh> "Roger that."
* Darsh follows along with Douglas and the others *
<DreaMwrite> Our heroes as well as the other mechs head out
toward their positions. In time our heroes are standing in
front of the city of Las Vegas which may be their last time
visiting it. All the AI are reporting they are at the
specified starting location.
<DreaMwrite> They are awaiting the order to move into the city.
<DreaMwrite> The 30 who are on the other side of the city that
is.
<Darsh> "This is my main plan for the mecha with us. We use
the 4 armoured mecha as guards for us and to intercept hits.
The 3 close fighters to keep enemies busy while the long
range ones take them out."
<Darsh> "That should leave us more free to do other things."
<Douglas> *commands the diversion force to begin entering the
city and to alert us when the enemy is engaged*
<Douglas> "once they start getting attacked we'll make our
break for the lab then"
<DreaMwrite> The four mecha pilots move out with their AI
support team surounding them as they move. Keeping an eye
out for the Bugs.
<Douglas> *sends the companion force into formation around us*
<DreaMwrite> You guys spot explosions in the distance on the
other side of town. The AI are transmitting that the enemy
has been engaged.
<Darsh> "Okay Zalgallas, it's time. Activate the neural
interface system."
<DreaMwrite> You think you can almost spot a couple of those
huge Bugs in the distance.
<Douglas> "in we go"
<Douglas> *heads for the secret lab of secretness*
* Darsh follows and tries to keep a good look out for bugs
(don't want to be noticed) *
<DreaMwrite> You guys move out into the city. The place seems
to be empty of Bugs at least for the first few blocks you
walk through. There are the usual craters and turned over
cars, but nothing out of the ordinary.
<Darsh> "I think they know we're coming."
* Darsh checks the sensors trying to see if he can make any of
them out (analytical sensors) *
<Douglas> "well of course they do, but can they stop us? ;) "
* Darsh smiles *
<Darsh> "That's what we're about to find out."
<DreaMwrite> An unknown voice on radar says cheerfully. "Ohh
you guessed it alright!"
<Darsh> "Sounds like someone is eager for a fight."
<DreaMwrite> A mecha comes out from behind the building. It
appears to be a giant beetle, about twice the size as
Douglas' or Darsh's mecha. Its body is covered in spikes
the length of the average human and appears to be plated
with metal armor. Two green eyes glow as they look at the
group of mecha.
* Darsh lifts just into the air (not really flying up, but has
taken flight just a foot off the ground) *
<DreaMwrite> Its front chest opens up to reveal a canester
about 5 feet long. Within it is an odd black swirling...thin
g. You arn't really sure what to make of it.
<DreaMwrite> "Who wants to make the first move I wonder."
* Darsh and the EGL-0 are more just hovering than anything
else *
<DreaMwrite> "If you want to give me a name you can call me
Pestilance, it seems rather fitting."
<Darsh> "If we're going to get biblical, then you can just
call me Death. Because that is exactly what I am to you."
<DreaMwrite> You notice on radar the many objects are coming
toward you from behind. All of you can hear a loud buzzing
noise.
* Pestilance has joined #BugHunters
<Darsh> "You better call in every bug you can because we both
know you have no chance on your own."
* Darsh has held back so far to make sure everyone else is
ready *
<Pestilance> "I prefer one on one myself. I can't stand other
Bugs taking credit for my work."
* Pestilance is now known as Pestilence
<Darsh> "Then why don't you just call off your little friends
and we can do this the right way."
<Pestilence> "You humans know what a 'black hole' is right?"
<Darsh> "Why don't you stop and explain it to us."
* Darsh is just waiting for someone to sucker punch this guy
while he's talking to him *
<Pestilence> "Ah what a sense of humour! You pilots are
deffinently related to us that's for sure!"
<Darsh> "I'm not sure if I should take that as a compliment or
not."
<Darsh> "But personally ... I'm offended."
<Pestilence> "It is one. Our genetic ancestors were amazing
to say the least. Look at this canester bellow me, this
holds a black hole within it. Somehow they were able to
condense it to not only act as a power source but as a
weapon!"
<Darsh> "I'm nothing like you bastards. You claim to be so
much better, yet you can't even see that you are exactly
like us."
<Pestilence> "Your right about one thing. I am exactly like
you Darsh as well as the rest of the pilots here.
Well..almost."
<Douglas> "Yeah no offense buddy, but we're not bugs"
* Darsh checks sensors to see how much closer the other bugs
are getting *
<Pestilence> "Your half right. Havn't your leaders explained
to you why you could pilot the mecha yet?"
<Darsh> "I don't need to know any scientific reason. All that
matters is that I can so that I can take my revenge on you
for everything you've done!"
<DreaMwrite> The other tinier objects are hovering nearby now,
Darsh, and your sensors are not detecting them as Bugs.
They are too small to be army ants even.
* Darsh checks for a basic number *
<Pestilence> "No, Darsh, it's what you have done. You have
allowed the humans to mass produce weapons that were never
meant to be used in such numbers."
<DreaMwrite> Darsh your radar is unable to count how many
there is. It appears to be beyond 40 though it could be
much more.
<Darsh> "Those aren't other bugs ... are they? They're part
of that suit. And let me guess ... they're part of your
plan to take us all into a black hole. Isn't it?!"
<Darsh> "That's why you're just talking to us and not
fighting."
<Darsh> "You're stalling us."
<Pestilence> "If we must we will destroy every last human to
make sure this planet isn't destroyed by such power."
<Pestilence> "Oh no I am certainly not stalling. I just
wondered what it would be like to talk with a human."
<Pestilence> "The others seem to be rather quiet."
<DreaMwrite> *pause*
<DreaMwrite> *unpause*
<Darsh> "Douglas ... take the others and keep going. I'll
deal with this one and catch up."
* Daemon has joined #BugHunters
* Darsh sends Douglas a Laser (tight beam) communication *
<Darsh> "When you get out of here, take that buildind down on
top of him. It'll help to keep him distracted."
<Douglas> "alright, you three are with me"
<Darsh> "Don't forget the A.I."
<Darsh> "Well, you wanted a one on one ... you'll get your
chance."
<Darsh> "Let's just clear the playing field of distractions."
<Douglas> *starts for the lab with Daemon, Arich, and the
support unit in tow*
<Pestilence> "Wait till I tell my brothers I communicated with
the humans. They were never able to figure out the
translation system."
<Darsh> "Well aren't you just the special one."
<Daemon> "Short bus!"
* Darsh strong sarcasm in his voice *
<Darsh> "It's just a shame that you'll never live long enough
to report back."
<Pestilence> "I think I'll do fine."
* Darsh follows the others on radar *
* Pestilence opens up the black hole canester on his chest and
is sucked into it, disapearing from sight.
* Darsh waits for them to clear the surrounding small signals
and see if they take down the building like he asked *
<Darsh> "Shit!"
* Darsh tries to fly away from the area as fast as possible *
<Darsh> "Clear out!"
* Daemon backs up quickly and quitely
<DreaMwrite> Darsh you hear the buzzing noise getting louder,
the mass of targets behind your radar getting closer.
* Darsh starts to fire the Gravion Crusher at some of the
small targets *
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* Now talking in #BugHunters
* Topic is 'Session 12: Into the Gates of Hell | OOC Channel:
#BugOOC | '
* Set by DreaMwrite on Sun Jan 25 19:51:49
<DreaMwrite> Darsh as you fly away from where Pestilence just
was you notice a huge swarm flying toward you. You can make
them out as a swarm of that one mechanical locust you had
destroyed earlier.
<DreaMwrite> The buzzing is extremely loud now, giving you a
bit of a headache in the process.
<DreaMwrite> There looks to be hundreds in the swarm just by
looking at it and they all seem to be moving as if controled
by a single mind. You fire off your graviton crusher into
the mass and a single one of them is blown up in the process.
<DreaMwrite> The swarm then breaks off into two smaller ones
and begins to position themselves at either side of Darsh.
<DreaMwrite> At the same time Daemon, Arich, and Douglas are
leading the AIs toward the lab and are quickly nearing it.
Just a few more blocks to go.
* Darsh makes a sharp turn up to try and break free from them
taking positions on both sides *
<DreaMwrite> Darsh swerves up with the swarm of locust
following quickly behind them.
<Darsh> "Damn they're fast."
* Darsh tries to sneak a peek at where the other mecha
imploded itself to see how it looks *
<DreaMwrite> Arich, Daemon and DOuglas are now at the outside
surface of the underground labratory. The building appears
completely undamaged from the previous visit. There are no
Bugs anywhere to be seen by sight, sound, or radar.
<DreaMwrite> The area where the Pestilence had imploded
appears the same way it had before he had shown up. Not a
trace of the large mecha is left.
<Darsh> "Well then ... follow the leader!"
* Darsh repositions the EGL-0 to a sharp dive towards a
building *
<Douglas> "This is strange... I could have sworn we knocked
down that wall last time we were here..."
* Darsh tries to time it so the swarm of bugs are directly
behind him *
* Darsh will not stop and smashes straight into the building
with wings spread as wide as possible (trying to actually
brings parts of it down -- with luck, the debris will help
crush some for me) *
<DreaMwrite> The swarm flies after him, some getting smashed
by bits of debris though the majority still being able to
fly out the other end.
<DreaMwrite> They seem to be rather manouverable.
<Darsh> "Hmm..."
* Darsh starts to look for something like a water storage
containers that are so classic on top of buildings in
cartoons and comics *
<Darsh> "Okay, so be it."
* Darsh takes a second smash into a building, but this time
stopping once he gets in side (preferrably a building that
is not very long or wide, tall is okay *
<DreaMwrite> The swarms join back together and swarm around
Darsh.
* Darsh aims for landing on the bottom floor *
<DreaMwrite> Darsh smashes through the floors and gets to the
basement of the building.
* Daemon actiavtes his envormental controll and blacks out the
entire area, then goes stright for the lab.
<Douglas> *positions the AIs around the lab facility and heads
into the building*
* Darsh starts to fire at the walls in general, trying to take
down as many supports as possible *
<DreaMwrite> Daemon you walk into the building to find the
elevator, still not wide enough for you to fit into.
<Douglas> "forget the stupid elevator, we want to go straight
down here" *points at the floor*
<DreaMwrite> The building begins to shake some as Darsh blasts
apart the building. At the same time the swarm of locust
have now flown down to the EGL-0 and are slowly tearing it
up.
<Darsh> "Err...."
<Darsh> *takes a few more shots then flies up through the
first floor, trying to shake some off *
<Douglas> "Everybody stay above the floor" *hovers off the
floor a few inches and begins cutting a great big hole in
the floor with hyper lance*
<DreaMwrite> Bits of debris fall on top of some of the bugs
that are now forming a massive cloud around Darsh and the
EGL-0.
* Darsh willing smashing the EGL-0 into walls and floors *
<DreaMwrite> Darsh you knock some bugs that way but most still
hang onto you and continue to chew away.
<Darsh> And no luck bringing the building down yet?
* DreaMwritePH has joined #BugHunters
<Darsh> "Maybe this will help then."
* Darsh pushes the appropriate button and activates the
paralyzing fog of the EGL-0 *
* Pestilence has quit IRC (Ping timeout )
* DreaMwritePH is now known as DreaMwriteBH
* DreaMwrite has quit IRC (Ping timeout )
* DreaMwriteBH is now known as DreaMwrite
* Pestilence has joined #BugHunters
<DreaMwrite> The cloud of bugs don't seem affected by the
paralyzing gas that comes out of the EGL-0.
<DreaMwrite> The building begins to shake violently as if its
going to fall over any minute now.
<Darsh> "Okay then ... looks like we'll all get crushed by the
building together."
<Darsh> "I'll take you bastards down with me!"
<DreaMwrite> Arich, Daemon, and Douglas all hear the loud
smashing sound in the distance even from inside the
building. They also see a huge puff of smoke and ash in the
distance.
* Darsh tries to make sure the weapon arm of the Gravion
Crusher is facing up when the building crashes down *
* Daemon runs quickly for the puff of smoke to see if there's
another way down.
<DreaMwrite> Douglas is still heavily working on cutting
through the floor but it is putting up a lot of resistance
and appears to be covered in a thick layer of steel or
titanium.
<DreaMwrite> It could take possably hours to cut through it.
* Darsh is hoping if he survives the crash, the Gravion
Crusher will be able to blast him out *
<DreaMwrite> Though the others can't see it, out from the
cloud of dust and ash comes the EGL-0 covered in trashed
mechanical locust which drop to the ground after the first
step.
* Darsh clutches chest inside the mecha and grunts *
<Darsh> "Those little bugs really hurt."
<Darsh> "But all right Zalgallas, this is no time for licking
our wounds. We have to meet up with the others like planned."
* Darsh looks back at the debris just for a last look to make
sure there are no more moving around (and checks scanners) *
<Pestilence> "I will be waiting, Darsh Belmont..."
<DreaMwrite> Darsh you don't see anything in visuals or radar.
<Darsh> "Well you won't have to wait long. Your end is near."
* Darsh heads for the underground lab as planned at a slightly
slower pace, releasing the sub-mecha to help heal *
<DreaMwrite> Darsh flies on over to the building that is on
top of the underground lab and reaches it in a few minutes.
Inside he can see Douglas tirelessly working on making a
hole in the floor.
* Darsh travels at a meager 75 kph *
<Douglas> *keeps on cutting away 80+ points off the floor's HP*
* Daemon waits impaitently for the floor to be cut away so
that he can get down to the lab.
<DreaMwrite> Douglas so far you have been able to get about a
foot down through the layer of metal.
<DreaMwrite> In the ten minutes Darsh had been dealing with
the locust swarm.
<Darsh> "You still haven't gotten through?
* Darsh sends the sub-mecha back inside their bays *
<Douglas> "this floor is heavily armored, it might take all of
us concentrating fire on it"
<DreaMwrite> Darsh you remember attempting the same thing as
Douglas.
<Darsh> "I tried that last time. But didn't our mecha all
make a hole in the floor, why don't we just use that?"
<Douglas> "last time we were here we took the elevator"
<Darsh> "And do you remember how we escaped?"
* Darsh looks around at the floor trying to remember the spot
the EGL-0 came crashing down *
<Douglas> "there was already a hole made, but it's not here
anymore"
<Darsh> "Remember the bugs can create illusions. Didn't you
even consider that fact?"
<DreaMwrite> Darsh you look at the area where you were
positive there was a hole. You don't see anything around
there now...
* Darsh tests that area with the foot of the EGL-0 *
<DreaMwrite> Darsh you press down around the area and find a
spot that feels pretty weak.
* Darsh aims at the spot with the Gravion Crusher and fires
(naturally removing foot from that area first) *
<DreaMwrite> The floor at that spot appears to shatter like
glass and then disapear revealing the same large hole he had
jumped out of days before.
<Darsh> "Well ... they went through more effort than I
thought."
<Darsh> "Well, I guess I'll meet you down there when you
finally finish cutting your way down."
* Daemon realizes that of course it's less of a wait to follow
after Darsh, and he moves quickly
* Darsh covers the EGL-0 with the wings so they don't get in
the way and drops down *
<DreaMwrite> Douglas you detect the AI's coming close to the
building now. There are only 15 of them left now.
<DreaMwrite> They are awaiting orders as they stand outside
the building.
<Daemon> "Have them guard we make it out of here.."
<Daemon> (we may make it..there)
<DreaMwrite> Daemon and Darsh land at the bottem of the hole
and are now standing in the science lab.
<DreaMwrite> Arich jumps in soon after.
* Darsh looks at the dead bodies *
<Darsh> "Be careful not to disturb the dead."
<DreaMwrite> The skeletons in the lab coats havn't moved since
before...
* Darsh says more respectful then scared of waking them up *
* Daemon shrugs and keeps moving
* Darsh looks around for any other entrances other than the
elevator *
<DreaMwrite> You don't see anything Darsh. It appears this is
the bottom floor and its one big room.
* Darsh looks over to the elevator doors *
<Darsh> "Let's try to pry open the doors without causing too
much noise. I don't want to alert them to our presence
anymore than they already are."
* Darsh moves over to the elevator doors and tries to force
them open *
<DreaMwrite> You ripp them open Darsh and see the elevator
there.
* Darsh pushes one of the up buttons to see if it works (not
getting in) *
<DreaMwrite> Nope it seems busted now.
<Darsh> "Someone give me a hand and let's see if we can lift
this thing up."
<Daemon> "I could try...not worth much for strength though.."
* Daemon goes over to try and help Darsh any he can.
<Darsh> "Neither am I. But if it's broken, might not be too
difficult."
* Darsh will try to force the elevator up a level *
<DreaMwrite> Darsh and Daemon put their muscle power together
and end up ripping off the floor of the elevator, revealing
a larger hole down into a earthen tunnel.
<Darsh> "Well ... not exactly how I planned to get it open.
But whatever works."
* Daemon gets in and slides down the walls jumping to other
walls around obsticals."
* Darsh looks around the level to see if everyone is there yet
*
<Darsh> "Hold up the two of you ... Douglas is still missing."
((I believe he never followed us down))
* Darsh walks back over to the hole and looks up *
<Darsh> "He might be in trouble. I'm going to go up and
check. We should proceed as a team."
<DreaMwrite> Arich waits next to the elevator while Daemon
slides down the tunnel.
* Darsh flies back up through the hole to go find Douglas *
<DreaMwrite> Darsh ya see Douglas there at the top floor
standing near the elevator.
<Darsh> "Douglas. We still have a mission to complete. I
intend to take out the queen and end this once and for all."
<Darsh> "You're supposed to be in charge. I'm not saying I'm
an obidient soldier, but the others need someone to look to.
Right now that one is you."
<Daemon> "You guys take to long"
* Daemon keeps moving down the elevator shaft.
<Darsh> "Douglas?"
<DreaMwrite> But it isn't an elevator shaft anymore, now it is
a long durt tunnel, leading down many cooridoors.
<Darsh> "Okay, fine. We'll go on without you. At least you
can stay here and watch our backs. Don't forget you have
the A.I. to help out. I'm going down to continue what we
started."
* Darsh heads back down *
<DreaMwrite> Darsh you head back down to find Arich and Daemon
gone.
<DreaMwrite> There are imprints in the dirt down the tunnel of
the two mecha.
* Darsh heads down at a fast pace to catch up *
<DreaMwrite> Darsh you come to an intersection with many
tunnels. The one at the furthest left is where the mecha
footprints go off to.
* Darsh is hoping the two of them didn't get into trouble
without him *
<DreaMwrite> You are getting a ton of bug readings down here,
both on top of you and bellow.
* Darsh surveys the size of the tunnels for manuevering
purposes *
<DreaMwrite> Down the path you the two are going you don't see
anything on radar. It's a blank spot.
<DreaMwrite> The tunnels are very wide. Good enough for those
giant beetles that you had faced before to crawl through
without trouble.
<Darsh> "Hmm...could be the queen. That is what the
intelligence said ... if you can call what we had
intelligence."
* Darsh follows after the other two *
<DreaMwrite> You continue down the tunnel and find yourself in
a large room, in the distance is a large sarcophigus held by
what looks to be two large statues of Anubis and Horus.
Also in teh room you notice four familiar mecha. The three
Bug mecha you have met as well as the fourth being Mike's
mecha. In front of the sarcophigus is the blue Bug.
<DreaMwrite> You see Arich and Daemon standing there at the
entrance, watching them.
<Darsh> "Arich! Daemon! Time for you to leave this place!"
<DreaMwrite> None of the mecha are moving and appear to be in
some kind of trance. As the four mecha are supercharged
with electricity...
* Darsh raises shields *
* Pestilence waves at the three of you.
* Daemon looks around at Pestilence, making sure not to say
anything.
<Pestilence> "I'm glad you could make it to the summoning. We
had hoped to have you disabled, but I suppose we can do just
as well by having you distracted."
<Darsh> "Summoning? What is this summoning?"
<Pestilence> "You see we are preparing to summon something
more powerful than any of you could imagine. So great that
it needs all of us to be in the same place for it to occur."
<Daemon> "We've felt it...but what is it?"
* Darsh walks over to Daemon *
<Darsh> "If they want us here, that is enough reason not to be
here. Get a move on."
* Daemon makes sure to keep some distance between him and
Darsh.
<Darsh> "You too, Arich."
<Daemon> "What is it?!"
<Pestilence> "It is the end of everything as you know it. A
weapon so powerful we had it kept in a special dimension.
You will not be disapointed that much is sure."
<DreaMwrite> To Be Continued...
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