[Taocow PBEM] Book 3 - Chapter III

[Rich]

[Lyle]

"On it Koba!"
He heads for one of the railguns and takes position, ready to fire on
the crews of the other boat at first chance.

OOC: Obviously he'll hop int he turret or strap himself in or whatever
assuming there is something to make sure he doesn't get tossed over
board.

[/Lyle]


On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 5:06 PM, Koba Rowers <koba.rowers at gmail.com> wrote:
> [Koba]
>
> "Ted, Lyle, get on the deck guns and keep them away." Using his senses he
> will try to find the electrical control panel and looks for any homing
> signals build into the ship or any passcodes that would prevent Louissa from
> using the boat's controls.
>
> [/Koba]
>
> On Jul 2, 2010, at 5:30 PM, Aaron Clausen <mightymartianca at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>>> [GM]
>>>> As the grenade flies into the air, Alex is able to get a reasonable
>>>> picture of their surroundings.  She can see, with IR, the squad that
>>>> just fired at Koba moving quickly down the road towards the beach.
>>>> She can see the narrow rocky margin that sits between the bottom
>>>> of the cliffs and the water, and can see that it will offer no safe
>>>> escape either, there is another squad moving down it towards the
>>>> company, as well as some sort of small gun boat moving parallel
>>>> to the beach.
>>>>
>>>> The whole scene seems dismal until she catches a glimpse through
>>>> the mists of an escape route, one only visible because of a slight
>>>> shift in the wind.  A very narrow (no wider than a couple of feet) path
>>>> that leads up the cliffs directly north of them.  There's no sign of the
>>>> enemy, but the path is clearly damp from sea spray and fog.  The
>>>> entire path is not visible, but perhaps about 2,000 feet away she
>>>> can again see what must be the path, now some six hundred feet
>>>> above the crashing waves, no wider than it was before, but leading
>>>> down into what looks like a small protected cove, where what look
>>>> like a couple of fishing boats are moored.
>>>> [/GM]
>>
>>>> [Louissa]
>>>> "We've got to go that way!" she says.  "It's are only chance.  Where's
>>>> Koba?"
>>>> [/Louissa]
>>
>>>> [GM]
>>>> One of the landing craft has now touched bottom and several ape
>>>> creatures leap out.  Suddenly, out of nowhere, a friendly aircraft
>>>> strafes
>>>> the boat and several of the ape-men fall.  The boat itself is damaged,
>>>> but
>>>> still appears to be seaworthy, with only a couple of defenders left on
>>>> board.
>>>> [/GM]
>>
>>> [Ted]
>>> "We need to take that boat," Ted shouts to his companions. He readies
>>> his rifle and begins laying down suppressive fire on the remaining
>>> ape-men.
>>> [Strike: 16, Targets Hit: 4, Damage: 14MD].
>>> [/Ted]
>>
>> [GM]
>> The two defenders in the boat duck as Ted opens fire, but not before
>> taking
>> some damage.  One of them pokes his own gun over the edge and sprays
>> wildly [Strike: 4], but somehow missing everyone.
>> [/GM]
>>
>>> [Alex]
>>> Alex will look at the others real quick. If it looks like they agree to
>>> attack the boat, she will begin firing at the boat.  [Strike: 4]
>>>
>>> She states, "We need to be careful of the patrol boat."
>>> [/Alex]
>>
>> [GM]
>> Unfortunately Alex's returning fire is equally ineffective, hitting the
>> water.
>> [/GM]
>>
>>> [Koba]
>>> "We need to get out of here. I am not dealing with slavers today."
>>> With that, Koba will make a move towards the boat in an attempt to
>>> take control of the boat.
>>> [/Koba]
>>
>>> [Owen]
>>> Owen will follow Ted and Koba towards the boat, rifle in hand.
>>> [/Owen]
>>
>>> [Lyle]
>>> Using the cover fire, Lyle will close in on the boat as fast as he can
>>>
>>> "Cover me!"
>>> [/Lyle]
>>
>>> [Ted]
>>> "I got you," the lizard man replied, adjusting fire to avoid his
>>> teammate.
>>> [Strike: 8, Targets Hit: 4, Damage: 18MD]
>>> [/Ted]
>>
>> [GM]
>> Ted manages to hit the ape-man that had returned fire, and he falls back.
>> The other is staying out of sight, but the sound of the engine roaring can
>> clearly be heard as the boat slips away from the shore.
>> [/GM]
>>
>>> [Carlos]
>>> After watching everyone run towards the boat Carlos will follow.
>>> [/Carlos]
>>
>> [Louissa]
>> Louissa runs after Carlos.  "He's getting away!" she shouts.
>> [/Louissa]
>>
>> OOC: I'm going to assume Koba is going to use his particular
>> abilities to gain control of the boat.
>>
>> [GM]
>> Koba is the first to reach the boat, which is now picking up speed.
>> He attempts to control, but is unable to access its electronics.
>>
>> Owen and Alex are next.  From somewhere in the boat someone
>> chucks out a grenade [Strike: 6].  Owen easily dodges it
>> [Both got a Dodge: 18], but are forced to back away from the boat
>> to do so. One of the ape creatures appears again, apparently to start
>> firing.
>> [/GM]
>>
>>> [Lyle]
>>> Lyle tries to engage apeman with his dual psi sword and shield until
>>> people can get closer.  [Strike: 16].
>>> [/Lyle]
>>
>> [GM]
>> The ape-man is struck by both Lyle's psi-swords [Dodge: 10,
>> Damage: 15MD,9MD].  The psi-swords cut into, and through its
>> armor, making a clean slice that exposes the flesh beneath.
>> The ape creature gives a look of surprise, grabs at his ruined
>> chest, and then falls back.
>>
>> Carlos and Louissa are the last to reach the boat.  The remaining
>> ape-creature, who was crouched behind the controls, drops an
>> energy pistol and puts up his hands.
>>
>> "Surrender!" he shouts in a somewhat guttural language.
>> "Surrender!"
>> [/GM]
>>
>> OOC: I'm assuming Ted picked up Osiris again.  If not, then I hope
>> someone else did, or our poor old aging Cyberknight is stuck on
>> the beach.
>>
>> [Louissa]
>> Louissa points her rifle at the ape-creature.  "Get away from those
>> controls... NOW!"  This young girl, practically a princess in her
>> distant homeland, now seems a very terrifying warrior indeed.
>> [/Louissa]
>>
>> [GM]
>> The ape-creature wastes no time in complying.
>> [/GM]
>>
>> [Louissa]
>> Louissa sits down at the controls, which are actually fairly
>> complex, but does have a steering wheel and what must be
>> throttles.
>>
>> "Don't know which one is reverse or forward, so hang on!"
>>
>> With that she pushes what she hopes is the throttle full
>> open.  The ape-creature, who apparently wasn't listening,
>> or maybe didn't understand enough American to listen, is
>> pitched forward, hits his head on the panel and slumps over,
>> knocked out cold.  Everyone else feels there stomachs turn
>> as the boat races backwards at at least 30 or 40 miles an
>> hour.
>> [/Louissa]
>>
>> [GM]
>> The rest of the company has a few seconds to look
>> around the boat.  There are still some riddled corpses,
>> and also two very impressive-looking mount railguns.
>> This is mainly a short-range troop transport so there is
>> no hold as such, though there are a couple of hatches.
>>
>> The radio begins to squawk, though the language is unknown
>> to anyone.  The tone of the voice is demanding.  Beyond
>> two other boats, faster ones than this troop transport, as well
>> as one of the jet/mecha that looks like a metal dragon are
>> zeroing in.  Louissa is still frantically trying to figure the
>> controls out while she steers the boat in reverse.
>>
>> One of the boats is now no more than fifty feet away
>> and closing...
>> [/GM]
>>
>> --
>> Aaron Clausen
>> mightymartianca at gmail.com
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