Apocalypse (Game Thread : Closed, Dead)

[Evrant-Knight]

The harsh lights made Dante look away after being inside the darkened Thunderhawk transport, when his eyes finally adjusted, he saw that were nearly half a dozen Deathwatch Space Marines squads and a whole platoon of Adepta Sororitas with weapons aimed into the opened back of the transport. A Sergeant appeared and began shouting at them to disarm and surrender for decontamination and subsequent testing.

"I could already tell this was going to happen, even without my powers." Dante thought to himself, letting out a small smirk at the end, finding it somewhat humorous as well. He noticed an exchange happening between the Terminator Sergeant Momaru and the Deathwatch Sergeant who ordered them to surrender.

"Listen, don't put down your weapons yes, keep them holstered with your hands up, but let me do the talking. We'll walk out as a group, ok?"

"Whilst I have faith in your skills as an orator m'lady, do take care not to say anything foolish, I doubt they'll hesitate to fire if the order is given. But perhaps we should consider doing as they say, that is if you want to gain their trust."

 

[Athol]

Lith

"Lith... calm down. I promise you that we'll all be ok. Alright?"

She looked back through Solara. She was still very angry at the young Inquisitor; Lunette had been her friend, and Solara had basically told her that that didn't matter, that only she was allowed to speak for Lunette...that Lith's friendship didn't matter...that hurt, that hurt more than Lithian thought possible.

"I'll be here with you the entire time."

The telepathic voice was met with the mental equivalent of a wall of static.

"Whilst I have faith in your skills as an orator m'lady, do take care not to say anything foolish, I doubt they'll hesitate to fire if the order is given. But perhaps we should consider doing as they say, that is if you want to gain their trust."

While Dante spoke, her eyes followed Sister Helena as her squad disembarked. If the shooting starts, she dies first. She thought. If a firefight did break out, she had no illusions about her own chances for survival, but she sure a shit wasn't going to go down easy.

 

[Anti-American Eagle]

The sergeant took the weapons from the terminator and took a moment to think before responding to him.
"If you were in my position you'd understand."
A servitor holding a tray moved up to him and the sergeant placed the weapons handed to him onto the tray.

He pointed at a now open white corridor nearby and yelled at the rest of them.
"Place your weapons on the tray and walk down that corridor. Further instructions will be given after that point."

The sergeant then switched over to his vox and contacted the dreadnought.
"Ancient, you'll need to be decontaminated here before your debrief. Would you mind identifying your guests before we begin."

 

[mcpop9]

The terminator nodded looking down at the smaller Sergent. "I expect those weapons decontaminated and otherwise untouched. Me, my armor and them are older than your ship, Sergent." Momaru said before continuing, planing a hand on Sana's shoulder before the two of them continued down the hallway, the terminator being protective of the girl as they moved down the hallway.
[hr]
Solara sighed and had to agree with Dante. "I know... i just know what the inquisition does to people, and unless you're squeaky clean from taint or even warp effects, they won't let you go. "Now lith, i'm sorry about before... but i had to do something... i didn't want you getting hurt or killed... i don't know if you're even paying attention to me, but please remember i love you..." she said before pressing her forehead against Lith's and getting up.

She walked down the ramp, weapons in hand. Walking up to a tray, she placed her weapons on it, before walking over to the Sergent. "Sergent, after i'm clear, i need to talk with you, as i can probably answer more than Captain Egerion can in terms of effects of the weapons on locals and those of us who aren't from the system. I also need the three skiitarii members in the birds in quarantine. They're unconscious and need to be decontaminated. However, i warn you of this: be wary of the heads of the mechanicus of this planet at the very least... they are behind these warp effects." she said before continuing on into the hallway.

 

[Evrant-Knight]

"I know... I just know what the inquisition does to people, and unless you're squeaky clean from taint or even warp effects, they won't let you go..." Said Solara with a heavy sigh, regrettably agreeing with Dante. After which she attempted at saying something reassuring to Lithian before heading down the ramp.

"Place your weapons on the tray and walk down that corridor. Further instructions will be given after that point." Shouted the Sergeant as he pointed a nearby white corridor.

"Understood Sergeant. We shall not be a moment longer." Responded Dante in the most clear and concise voice that he could give. He then turned to Urd, a concerned look on his face as he began speaking to her telepathically.

"I know it may seem quite a bit daunting given the situation; but rest assured I'll be with you as much as I can. And if any of it starts to hurt, think of me, and the pain will go away." Dante then gave her a hopeful smile that all would be well as he disembarked from the boarding ramp. A couple of the Deathwatch squads were focused on him eyes a glare, no doubt because of the Eldar Singing Spear he carried. Arriving at the Servitor holding up a trap, he placed his gear onto the tray, then proceeded down the corridor.

 

[Athol]

Lith

Solara's words washed over Lith without taking hold. A persistent voice buried deep in the back of her mind wanted her to burn Sister Helena down while she was unarmed, but Lith just ignored it. Stepping out of the hold she dropped her two-handed guns beside the servitor, before drawing her chainsword and laspistol. Touching the back of the 'sword to her forehead, she closed her eyes for a moment in an attempt to calm herself. You know he'd kick your ass for being such a whingey ***** right? She smiled slightly at the thought, then placed the weapons on the tray. That done, she followed the others down the corridor.

[hr]

Egerion

"Ancient, you'll need to be decontaminated here before your debrief. Would you mind identifying your guests before we begin."

"Of course Sergeant." He replied. "The Inquisitor is Solara Draco, and the rest of the motley group are her retinue. The male is a sanctioned psyker named Dante, the woman in the peculiar armour is a Fenrisian named Urd, and the other woman in the Soroitas armour is actually a Guardswoman named Lithian Ortona. As well I caution you to me mindful Sergeant...the Inquisitor made contact with an Eversor assassin since she made planet-fall, and I advise extreme caution when dealing with it...any provocation will most likely result in the death of your men."

He fell silent for a moment, and then went on, an unhappy note clearly evident in his voice. "The Inquisitor also has an Eldar Harlequin bound to her service, and under my authority I allowed the creature to come with us. With reluctance I ask that you refrain from purging the xeno, unless it represents a direct threat to this ship or crew. Finally,the Soroitas commander is Sister Helena, she and her squad were sent to retrieve the Inquisitor, and check her 'reliability'. Enginseer Sana, and her bodyguard Veteran-Sergeant Momaru, I encountered planet side."

 

[Outcast107]

Vym waits in the shadows until word is given to either kill, wound, or stand down. Oh how he hope he was given the command to kill on sight against the invaders. He always loves fighting against the Space Marines, chaotic or loyal it did not matter to him. He was so close to the all the death he was craving for, and all that was holding him back was a word. One single word that was leaving him on the edge of his seat. One word that had only one syllable and she wasn't saying it!

His mind was a hurricane of scream that were calling out for blood. He just needed one kill to at least to make it calm once more, just one. His fingers were twitching as he could hardly stop himself as he was eager to just jump out and start the killing and not stopping until everything was dead.

 

[mcpop9]

"Hang on." solara said to those around her and walked back to the ship. "I knew i was forgetting something. Let me talk to him." she said and walked back to the ship, walking into the cargo area of the birds, where they were. "Vym, it's me, Solara. Come on, i need you to stand down and give me your weapons... ok? i'm your friend, remember? give me your gun, we need to get you cleaned up, ok?" she said then turned out to the sergent. "Sergent, i would like permission to stay with him, i'm one of the few he'll truly listen to, so it would be safer for everyone if i was to have the Eversor accompany me at all times. if you want to keep me separated from him, i won't object, but i can't be held responsible for any actions that may come from it." she shouted, wanting to keep the whole of everyone safe.

 

[Lunar Templar]

Urd rolled her eyes at the sight of all the Marines and Sisters and the order the disarm.

Though, that posed an issue, she couldn't fully 'disarm', the Plasma Gauntlets where a fixed weapon, a part of the armor, so she couldn't really 'take them off' with out taking the whole suit off "I can not 'disarm' with out removing my armor completely, so I will require something else to wear." she told the Marine that approached her, never mind she was trained to never, under any circumstances to hand her weapons over. "As for my axes" she said as she flipped them around and stabbed them into the deck on ether side of her, sinking them the entirety of the blade in "You can have them when you pry them free." she said and just waited for some kinda response.

 

[Outcast107]

"Frieeeend..." He said in a long creepy voice towards Solara. Staring at her with his killer eyes as he comes out of the shadows towards her. Seeing her eyeing his weapons and holding out her hand to grab them. He slowly starts to give them to her. Though it took every ounce of his will not to go killing spree right there.

After he gave her the weapons, the voices were screaming that he was going to be put away again in the cold dark sleep. Unable to kill anything for who know how long. He told some of the voices that she as his friend. She wouldn't lie to him or hurt him. If she did, he would kill her, her friends, her family if she has any and anyone who owed her money. Just to be safe that no one ever hurts him again.

 

[Anti-American Eagle]

The sergeant looked at the Inquisitor and then at the Eversor and then back at the Inquisitor "Please keep it on a leash, we'll have a recovery team ready by the time he's made clean."

The marine looked at the Fenrisian infront of him and pointed at the hallway "Move along."

As the group moved into the hall, squads came to secure the crafts and the dreadnought. They took a moment to look before reporting to the sergeant. The sergeant in turn voxed the Dreadnought. "Sir, what Eldar? And what happened to the wounded here?" The restraints began to release the Ancient and a deathwatch techmarine began decontamination rights.

Inside the sterile white hallway, as everyone entered the entrance sealed behind them. A synthesized voice came over a set of vox speakers along the hallway "Terminator, in the compartment to your left is a container. Inside the container is a sterilization and immunization drug. All of you need to consume it. In ten seconds a solution is going to rain from the ceiling, it is going to decontaminate your exterior. Do not panic, it does not harm emperor fearing humans." A compartment opened to the left of the terminator holding a large sterile plasteel box. Inside the box was thirty vials containing a silver liquid. Ten seconds after the compartment opened, a similar silver solution began to rain down from sprinklers on the ceiling of the hallway.

 

[Lunar Templar]

Urd caught up with the others, and was promptly hand some vial filled with some silver fluid and told to drink it, she just sighed, looked it 'Not even being subtle about trying to poison us are they ... she though, and chugged the silver fluid. If it wasn't some kinda poison, maybe it would speed things along to them getting back to demon hunting, if it was, well least she'd be done with having to put up with this kinda crap, so it was really a win/win for her, in theory anyway.

As, she effectively shotgunned the stuff, some more of the stuff started to rain down on them from the sprinkler system. Figuring what ever the stuff was gonna do was already in the works off doing so, she pulled her helm off, closed her eyes and 'looked up' and just let the stuff rain down on her.

 

[Athol]

Lith

Following Urd?s lead, Lith downed the stuff, and then went slack in her armour as the decontaminations began. As the liquid washed over her, she closed her eyes. Oh what I wouldn't give for a real shower...

[hr]

Egerion

"Sir, what Eldar? And what happened to the wounded here?"

"Like I said, the Inquisitor has an Eldar, a Harlequin to be exact, in her service." Egerion replied, sounding distinctly unhappy about the whole deal. "Though I am not overly surprised you have not found it, they are notoriously tricky creatures to track and contain. I would not be surprised if it has already left the Thunderhawk and hidden itself aboard ship, if it is smart it will stay hidden unless the Inquisitor is around."

His tone changing from unhappiness to concern, he went on. "As for the wounded...when the orbital weapons fired on our position, we were all rendered unconscious by some sort of Warp power. Those of us who were foreign to the planet awoke, but the local inhabitants did not. As to why that happened, we do not know; that is why these two were brought along as well...perhaps we can learn something from them."

 

[Evrant-Knight]

"Bottom's up I guess." Dante said slightly nervously as he cautiously examined the vial of silver liquid before following suit and downing it. He noticed it had a rather bitter taste to it, but otherwise felt no other side effects. Just as well, since the decontamination shower was soon activated, and a light rain came down onto the group, prompting Dante to pull down the hood of his coat to allow whatever it was that was falling to reach everywhere.

 

[mcpop9]

Solara tried to detect if there was anything amiss with the liquid and there was not. She downed the vial and let the rain wash over her. The inquisitor let out a sigh, but understood the implications. She just hoped lith would calm down sooner or the questioning wouldn't go over to well.
[hr]
Momaru handed Sana a small vial and they both downed the liquid and let the rain wash over them, sighing at least to relax, finally being off that planet. "We should be fine Lady Sana." he sai, placing a hand on her shoulder. She looked up and smiled at the marine, giving a nod.

 

[sage42]

Helena and her Sister's all took a vial and downed the liquid. some grimaced at the taste other swallowed it stone faced.All ignored the drizzle that had begun. All knew that should they be found to be infected they would be terminated and had accepted their possible fate's. Helena's thought turned to Mara however. Still unconscious. I pray she is untainted. Losing a Sister in battle or of wounds is one thing. But from some unholy infection? Please Father, see your daughter back safely. She crossed her arms and waited.

 

[Anti-American Eagle]

As the cogitators confirmed the room was saturated and the operator watched the party down the vials, the sprinklers stopped pouring the silver-liquid on them and began to dispense water in an attempt to wash it off the party.

The door at the end of the hall opened and a voice came over the vox "You're clear, move through the door and identify yourself to the medicae on the other side."

Beyond the door was a sterile whit clinic staffed by two people, a tech priest in white robes and a Hospitaller, Helena would recognize them as the same ones that had treated her and the Acolyte after the genestealer incident.

The Hospitaller walked over to the group and spoke "Identification codes please" she paused as she noticed the Fenrisian and spoke again "Is that wraithbone?"
The tech priest voxed Sana and Momaru over a frequency that only they received "I'm handling you, please walk over here and show your Identification Mark."

[hr]

The sergeant looked at the bodies inside the Thunderhawk and yelled at his people.
"Orion team is needed down here now!"
Before he was even done, black robed tech priests were rushing through doors on the other side of the room and throwing the unconscious ones onto carts. They then began to rush them back through the doors they came from.

The sergeant voxed back to the dreadnought.
"I'll notify the patrols about the Eldar, when they report in. You're clear but we have nowhere to move you right now. The stasis chambers were knocked offline last night and the bays are being converted for troop recovery."
He paused, receiving a vox from the medicae unit down the hall.
"We've been told to rearm you and alert you when you're reassigned."

 

[Lunar Templar]

After the showers Urd fell in beside Dante, and waited while the others rattled off their codes, at which point she did the same when her turn came up. Urd just stood there, helm in hand after that, watching the happenings around them, while she did hear the Hospitaller's question about the Wraithbone, it took her a second to realize she was talking her her and not Dante, then another second to remember just what 'wraithbone' was. "Some of it is, I'm wearing a rebuilt and heavily modified Swooping Hawk flight armor. Yes I'm aware the Impierium 'frowns' on such things, and no, there was no Imperial flight gear available at the time." She answered.

 

[Athol]

Lith

With the decontamination finished, Lith walked through the doors and stopped before the waiting personnel.

"Identification codes please"

"Sergeant Ortona, Lithian Samius. Serial number 695-Alpha 74744-4 Delta. 112th Shock Troops Regiment, 4th Company, 6th Platoon. Seconded to the Inquisitorial retinue of Inquisitor Draco, Lunette Aletheia. Seconded to the Inquisitorial retinue of Inquisitor Draco, Solara Atia." She replied in a clipped military cadence.

[hr]

Egerion

"I'll notify the patrols about the Eldar, when they report in. You're clear but we have nowhere to move you right now. The stasis chambers were knocked offline last night and the bays are being converted for troop recovery."

"Thank you Sergeant." He replied. "Though even if they were still online, I would prefer to remain awake until the matter with the Inquisitor is settled...one way or another."

"We've been told to rearm you and alert you when you're reassigned."

"Very well, and send a servitor with a paint infuser over to paint my new right arm...I am going to get grumbled at enough about losing the lascannons, so this thing may as well match."

 

[mcpop9]

Sana nodded and walked with Momaru over to the techpriest. she held up her hand and the top of it unfolded to reveal her's and Kura's identification mark. Momaru angled his pauldron at the techpriest to show all the information needed on it.
[hr]

Solara walked forward to the Hospitaller and presented herself. "Solara Draco. OH-A 1759. However, i need to transmit data to Holy Terra because my code is outdated and should be updated to 'OH-I 1759' in representation of my promotion on my master's last and final mission." she explained.