The Vanguard

[Captainguy42]

" Sorry about that Femme, but it got the job done."

The Untouchable looked around and saw everyone else had gotten free and they were on the catwalk.

" Alright, our situation has been compromised we need to get out of here. I remember that this place got all it's supplies from series of tunnels that led to a vehicle depot. If we get to the depot we can steal a plane and make our escape."

Spoiler: OOC

Sorry I haven't posted in a while, been swamped with school work. Anyhow I'm also cutting the challenge short, because it's obvious I made the number to high, in the future feel free to say whether or not you think the post requirement should be more or less.

 

[AWC Viper]

Spoiler: OOC

sorry about not posting guys, im traveling Australia and wont be able to post for a while.

 

[Sporky111]

Junker cradled his bad arm across his chest. "Okay, let's get out of here." He tried to open the door and, not surprisingly, found it locked. He tried to manipulate the lock, but couldn't get it right, so he put all the force he could manage against it until it bowed out and blew out of the frame.

"You know your way around here?" he asked Untouchable.

 

[Captainguy42]

" I memorized it's layout when I first infiltrated. This is odd." Untouchable walked through the door and looked around, the base was suspiciously empty, no workers, or guards running around, the entire place was completely devoid of life.

"This is suppose to be the part where the Guards rush in and feebly try to stop us from escaping, did someone miss their que?" He said sarcastically as he made his way as he walked down the halls.

" The lift down should be this way, follow me." He said leading the way.

 

[Berethond]

"Yeah, it is a bit too quiet." Nietzsche said.
"I'm going to follow you guys from about 30 feet away, just in case. So I can save you guys."

Nietzsche teleported some distance back from the group, and slowly started walking after them, keeping his eyes and ears open for any disturbances.

 

[Captainguy42]

The group continued down the halls untroubled, the air became more tense as all of them could sense something was wrong. Eventually they came to the life and filed in. Right before hitting the down button something on the floor caught the Untouchable's eye. He bent down to retrieve a finger length Christmas tree shaped brush attached to a length of cable, and a small oiled cloth on the other side of the elevator.

"These are parts of a weapons cleaning kit, someone was preparing for a fight." He fell silent as the wheels spun a conclusion in his head.

"They must have known the deathtrap would only stall us, they used the time to set up an ambush, be ready for anything when we get to the bottom." With that he pushed the elevators down button and the lift began it's descent into the depths.

 

[Sporky111]

"So, we're leaving the deathtrap in favor of another trap. Great."

Spoiler

I can't think of any interesting way to open the elevator doors. Someone else take over.

 

[Captainguy42]

The elevator slid down smoothly, the only sound in the cabin was light breathing and the whirring of the elevator's motor. After a minute the elevator began to slow down.

" Get ready," Cautioned the Untouchable.

Ding. The doors began to slide open, in the crack the group could see 15 heavily armed soldiers, all with weapons facing the door.

Spoiler: OOC

So I'm not going to give this challenge a post number, just to see how it goes as opposed to when we do have one.

Some things about the setting of this fight:

The hallway is 5 meters across and 4 meters high. That means 5 men can stand abreast comfortably. The soldiers started in three lines of 5, one prone in the front, one kneeling behind them, and one standing at the back. The hallway continues for 25 meters before turning.

 

[Aqualung]

Femme Fatale, who had been standing in the center of the group, raised her palm toward the positioned soldiers. A split second before the first gunshot was fired, a golden translucent wall appeared where the elevator doors had been. The bullets struck, striking the wall like water droplets upon a pond, sending ripples across the field- but it made no indication that it was doing any damage.

She cast a look at the Untouchable. "Anything else?"

 

[Time Travelling Toaster]

Anything else? Chris heard Femme Fatale say.

"Yeah can I kill something?" he asks a wild smile dancing on his lips.

He felt the familiar blood lust washing over him as he glared at the men through the golden veil.

 

[Berethond]

Nietzsche teleported, landing directly behind the last line. He threw the guard in the middle to the ground while taking his gun. He opened fire, point blank, into the first two lines before teleporting back behind the Femme Fatale's bubble.

 

[Sporky111]

Junker pulled one of the lift's sliding doors with enough force to free it from it's rails. He pushed it forward and set it up just in front of the opening, then proceeded to do the same with the other.

"Lower the shield." he said to Femme. The golden bubble disappeared and bullets immediately rang off the metal doors. He flicked his good wrist and one of the doors flew into the throng of soldiers, crushing two in the front line and bouncing through a few in the lines behind them. He left the other door up as a barrier and turned to Chris. "You want a turn?"

 

[Time Travelling Toaster]

"Damn right," he snarls in response.

His body begins twisting and cracking as Xion takes over his body, changing much quicker now than it had before. After he's become completely changed he glares at the remaining guards with a wicked smile dancing on his metallic lips.

What the fuck's that! the last one on the front line screams, mere seconds before Xion launches forward with his blades protruding from his arms.

It passes through the man's stomach quickly and hoists him into the air before being ripped up through his skull.

"Who's next?" he snarls as the split body flops to the floor, the blade dripping with blood.

 

[Captainguy42]

"Not really above spilling blood are they?" The Untouchable asked Femme Fatale as he watched Xion eviscerate a guard. He shook his head and moved into the fray. The guards were in complete disarray, their ambush had been completely undone, several of them were firing in a frenzy at Xion the rest were feebly trying to lay down some suppressive fire.

Untouchable closed the gap between him and the crowd in the confusion, one guard saw him and tried to get a bead on him, but he Untouchable lept into the air and somersaulted, in midair, he came down kicking the guard's gun from his hands and landing in a crouch. He then sprung up, grabbing the man's arm, breaking it in one stroke.

" These guys are just fodder, they still trying to stall us. Take em out quick, I've got a feeling time is of the essence."

 

[Aqualung]

"I've got a feeling time is of the essence," said the Untouchable. Femme Fatale nodded silently, and raised her hand a final time.

Several of the guard's hearts began to glow, from beneath their clothes and beneath their skin. All of those who glowed froze and spasmed, dropping their guns and gripping their chests as though they were suffering from heart attack. Eventually, the collapsed to the floor, gasping and twitching. It took a minute for them to stop moving completely. Once they did, the golden light faded.

She had trapped their hearts off from their pulmonary veins and arteries, stopping the blood in its tracks and allowing the tubes to overflow to the point of bursting. But at least she had been clean about it.

"Seems odd, doesn't it? The know we have escaped. Why do they not send something greater after us?"

 

[Sporky111]

"I'd rather just get out of here without finding out." Junker said. He moved past the dead soldiers and started down the hall.

 

[Captainguy42]

" I'm with Junker, it's a mystery that will be unraveled later, for now escaping is most important."

On the Base's Runway

Doctor Killman headed towards one of the many helocopters on the strip. Under his arm was a large metal suitcass. One of the bases personal ran behind him to catch up, he ran in front finally and stopped and caught his breath.

"Sir, the ambush teams been wiped out!" He said breathlessly.

"Killed?" Killman asked.

"Ya, the camera's showed the teleporter coming from behind them and gunning them down, then the telekinetic shot the doors out, the metal, he, ripped, a man in half sir it was... terrible, finally the woman, she did something and they all fell dead, diagnostic scanners on them reported cardiac arrest. They're on their way now."

" Well the team did their job, they delayed the attackers long enough for me to escape with this." He said patting the briefcase, "Be sure to save that footage, that information will no doubt be invaluable. Also exacuate as much of the science staff as possible, we may need them."

With that Dr. Killman boarded the Helicopter and was off.


Back with the group

After finishing off the guards the team moved through the tunnels unhasseled finall they came to a large metal door.

"Alright this should lead to the runway." Without another word he opened the door, opening the tunnel up to a large subterranean runnway the had several opening in the ceiling to let helicopters out. The scene was chaotic as the staff was loading onto the remaining helicopters. One guard saw them and called to another, The Untouchable ducked behind the doorway for cover.

" We need to capture one of those heli's! If we don't we could be trapped in the jungle for weeks!"

 

[Sporky111]

Junker looked across the runway. The nearest helicopter was 50 feet away, with nothing but open space between them. And the soldiers are already aware of us. He thought.

He noticed several large shipping containers and got an idea. "I can draw their attention long enough for you to get the chopper. Once it's in the air, I'll get to you or you can pick me up. Whichever seems appropriate at the time."

 

[Captainguy42]

" Alright, I'm ready when you are junker."

 

[Sporky111]

"Alright, good luck." He said, and ran away from the helicopter and toward the first container. There was too much panic yet for anyone to notice another person, so he made the distance without trouble. He stood midway on the long side of the container and took a second to focus. He willed the massive box to lift a foot into the air, then grabbed the bottom edge of it and heaved it into flight. It sailed ten feet through the air, then crashed to the ground and started into a violent roll. It crushed several people before coming to a stop on top of a distant choppers tail.

That got their attention. He said, then climbed to the top of the next container, securing a large portion around his body as he went. He stood on top of it, and then strained to lift another above his head. Go. GO!