[IC] HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

[supertinyking]

@Tyki
"All we need is working ships, and we'll be out of your hair....you can keep our former worlds...they've been tainted with to much blood." Shepard says, as slowly, he bulks up, his arm shattering the cast it had been in, and now he seems back to full power. "...Well, all except for the home world. There is something there of great value that in the wrong hands could be...disastrous." Shepard warns.

[Tyki]

@supertinyking

"i'm afraid that, as with all things in trade, the ships will come at a cost. simply raid the geo's supply lines and sell the earnings to us, or other allies of your choosing and we'll hand over ten composite ships" kalus says evenly, the term 'composite ship' completely foreign to the commander

[supertinyking]

@Tyki
"..What type of ships?" Shepard asks. "And sure, sticking it to those geo bastards will be a pleasure..."

[Tyki]

@supertinyking

"come, i'll show you" kalus replies evenly before getting up and taking shepard around the base he'd found himself in and past an 'authorized personnel only' door to show a subterranean hanger with ships he'd find reminiscent to a clone empire destroyer, down sized for a much smaller crew with the sergal's far superior fire power and shielding technology to support it, an array of heavy duty fighters sporting energy cannons for a controlled EMP effect as well as laser cannons with armor piercing formations, making them incredibly formidable in terms of dog fighting, the designs on the inside appearing to be adaptations of clone-tech with melding of sergal tech to support it's short comings. "we built them from what little we could scavenge from the destroyed clone fleet in our home system. they've been tested and... frankly, are right frights to go up against in the simulations. from what we've gathered about the geo fleets, these ships will be able to take down most medium to small trading convoys with no problem. this is the first batch of the finished models. with enough money, you can get more to help fill out the fleet you lost" kalus replies evenly, taking him over to one of the fighters that had yet to be loaded into the frigate's fighter bays, having shepard sit in the pilot's seat which instantly fills him with nostalgia over his days spent in flight training, the control nearly the same as he remembered them to be to the point that any clone with the proper training could pick them up just as easily as any other ship from the clone's fleets.

"what do you think?" kalus asks evenly once he can finally get shepard out of the comfort of the chair so the fighter could be loaded into the bay

[thewizardguy]

@Tyki
The drones seem to realize their information is being scrambled, as the information is saved temporarily on the Command Drone. There is only one of these specialized drones for every hundred standard Recon Drones, and unlike it´s compatriots it isn´t equipped with advanced sensory equipment. Instead, it serves as a communcations relay and information storage relay. The data acquired is as such preserved, as the Command Drone then proceeds to leave the jammed zone, and then send the information to Babylon. Should no further obstacle present itself, all information would as such reach Babylon, albeit with considerable delay.

[Sergeant, jamming methods have been detected on the planetary surface. The penalty for obstruction of information gathering is removal from responsibility. Dependent on the severity of the infraction, additional penalties may be added, including but not limited to isolation from society and permanent marking. If you should continue to exhibit such actions, you will be considered guilty of these crimes, and in accordance with Foreign Policy, your sentence will be negotiated with your superiors.] The drone ship sends this message to the Planetary Sergeant, as a response to his attempts to block the acquisition of information.

As the Sergal attempts to communicate with Odin, she finds that any signal she sends is simply blocked from entering the system. The closed system structure of Odin makes it impossible to hack from the outside, as there simply is no access. Furthermore, any attempt at scanning Odin's systems is similarly impossible, as all scans are blockaded by Babylon IV's shields. "I retain the right to investigate any world that borders my empire. It's military systems are included into that. I don't give a shit about your privacy, and I don't give a shit what you do anywhere else. However, any weapon stationed in an adjacent solar system poses a potential risk to my empire, and I will investigate this threat."

The satellite is currently simply held in an armoured area within Babylon, constructed for the purpose of holding foreign artifacts of unknown purpose. Here it would be scanned in detail, the data of which would later be studied by Matt.

[thewizardguy]

@supertinyking
The two Puppets were beaten back under the sudden furious assault, and as they stand they show signs of numerous shattered bones. Their skin is split in many places, although they seem not to bleed whatsoever, the strange black blood flowing where the veins had once been even after the flesh was destroyed. They showed no signs of pain, nor did their wounds seem to hold them back much. Without destroying their brain, it would be nearly impossible to kill these beings. They wouldn't bleed out, they wouldn't die of trauma (a surprisingly common cause of death), and most of their other vital organs seemed to have been removed.

"Now now, there's no need to break my toys. I worked long and hard to get those." The two creatures sink back to Mia's sides, whining softly like dogs. She smiles, as she walks forward, and Saeid already knew that he was facing a dangerous opponent. "Shall we play a game? I love games. You're going to lose this fight, but I want to make a bet. I want to make the bet that you won't be able to hit me, even once. Does that seem fair to you? It really doesn't matter, I don't care about your opinion. If you lose the bet, you get to become my new toy, and I'll dress you up all pretty. If you win.... well, then I'll have to take you to daddy."

The Black Blood is emerging fully now. Leaking from her eyes, from her eyes, from her nose and mouth. Ten little waterfalls rain down from her fingertips, the thick black fluid not unlike syrup. It pooled on the ground, it twisted and writhed, briefly forming blades and ropes, as Mia's anticipation was mirrored in her blood. "There are no other rules to the game. You can run away if you want! There isn't a time limit, and anyone can join in. But I won't be holding back...."

[Teoinsanity]

@thewizardguy

Teo would press a button on his right gauntlet,suddenly ,the Tetris would rev up and do a donut around Teo,hitting the zombies as he jumped on and would start pressing buttons in the Tetris,He had a plan to get out of here ,and bring Stein with him.A harpoon launcher would come out of the top of the Tetris,Teo would happily press another button as he drove off,the button caused the harpoon to shoot at Stein's leg.

"Hasta-La-Frickin-Vista!"

he would Yell estaticly as he attempted to drive off to the location of Mia and Saeid with Stein harpooned to the bus,of course,Teo did not know they were there,he just pressed a bunch of buttons randomly

[supertinyking]

Saeid goes to say something, before faintly in the distance something can be hard.
"...Do you hear that?" Saeid asks, before promptly getting ran over by the tetris, sending him flying into the wall of the near by castle. Slowly managing to peel himself off the wall, Saeid slips into the castle, escaping Mia for now. "...That was...both painful, but useful." Saeid says, as he quickly makes his ways into the bowels of the castle's catacombs, the large maze like structure making it all the harder..and possibly more fun, to track Saeid.

[Tyki]

@thewizardguy

"our weapons were excluded from the jamming and scrambling fields since, frankly, i agree with that statement but the areas your drones are trying to scan are residential areas and the jamming fields are being put up by the general populace rather than me in an attempt to maintain their personal privacy. i have little say in the matter" the sergeant replies evenly, the things lacking from the recon drones' scans supporting her claims while the drones recieve a small message [you're on foreign soil. our house, our rules.]

[thewizardguy]

@Teoinsanity
Stein jumps backwards as the tetris zooms past his face, the large metal structure nearly hitting him. However, he had no intention of allowing his prey to escape. As Stein got angered, a wave of insanity could be felt emanating from him. Tendrils of anger, of delusion, of hatred, attempting to drill their way into Teo's mind. Leeching off of his already existing sanity, but attempting to twist it, turn it, bend it into something far darker. Shadows began to flicker, corners began to blur, as Teo could feel voices softly whispering into his ears, tugging at his lab coats, fingernails scratching at the console.

Melody seems to be trembling in her chair, as an old and familiar voice called to her in her mind. The man she had once escaped, the scientist who had kept her locked away, and engaged in inhuman experiments. She could feel his breath on her neck, his eyes on her throat, she could hear his deep voice speaking, although the words could not be made out. Of course, she could tell it wasn't really there - even with the addition of her traumatic memories, the insanity had no previous insanity to hold on to, Melody was fairly sane. Unlike Teo, she was able to ignore the delusions, driving them from her mind.

Brown seemed completely unaffected. As a robotic being he lacked a Soul, and as such Stein's Madness Wavelength didn't affect him. He was as such left to take Teo's place at the controls, lest Stein mess with Teo's vision enough for him to drive them into a star.

Stein caught the harpoon with one hand, using his inhuman strength and speed to hold on as the Tetris sped away. He climbed the rope forward, growing steadily closer as the Tetris attempted to drill it's way through the dimensional blockers placed within the lab. Crashing through wall after wall, bricks striking Stein's body and yet seeming to barely slow him down as he approached the main body of the Tetris, inhuman grin on his face, reflective glasses hiding his eyes.

The english language falls short when it comes to the exquisite tortures he was preparing for them in his mind.

Then, at last, the Tetris teleported, appearing in the middle of the desert village with a loud screeching wail. Stein landed on the ground, smashing into the side of the Tetrisas the rope went slack. He's broken his neck. Standing up, he snapped it back into place, as he observed his surroundings.

"Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaad!" Mia shouts, upon seeing her father emerge alongside the Tetris. "You broke my toy again! We were about to play a game, dad! Why do you always have to ruin everything?" She walks forward, highly annoyed, as a Vector Arrow appears inside the Tetris. The entire crew was launched out of the side of the Tetris, into the sand, as Mia smiles. "Can I have these? This one looks delicious..." Crouching down, Mia slowly moves past Teo's shocked face with a single fingernail, leaving a slight trail of Black Blood. She admired his Soul, which was abnormally large.

"No dear, that one is mine. Furthermore, what do you mean your toy? You should not have been playing, I sent you out to retrieve Darkside for me."

"Well, I was just playing with him a bit...."

Stein glares over at his daughter, who gives a mockingly innocent smile in return. He then sighs. "We can track Darkside down later. For now, let's deal with these fools. I believe I might be able to use the middle one, feel free to take the gem person. She holds no interest to me."

Mia frowns, as claws of Black Blood form on her fingertips, enhancing her already potent demonic visage. She'd wanted to get Teo, but she would have to make do with the spoils. If she disobeyed her dad again, he'd confiscate her toys at home. "Well, honey..." She turns her frown upside down, as she walks towards Melody. "It looks like we're going to be the bestest of friends!"

[thewizardguy]

@Tyki
Matt sits down, as he relays a halt order to his Recon Drones. They cease their plans to bypass the jammers, seeming to hover in place, before reforming into a cylinder. They utilize their combined propulsion systems to launch themselves upwards, until once more hundreds of cylinders enter the portals on the side of the Drone Carrier. This is presuming, of course, that the Sergal lower the shield to allow the drones through.

"I will require an energy scan of the jammed area. If they contain any hidden weaponry, I wish to be aware of it. However, if the energy scan shows that nothing above handheld weaponry is to be found in those locations, I will retain from invading your privacy. Is this something we can agree on?"

[Teoinsanity]

@thewizardguy

What the hell?

Brown would yell as Teo laughed like a psyco and Melody trembeled ,he kicked Teo down onto a chari and drove,he did not have a lot of experince ,but the Butler Bots did as they helped him.

The Gang would walk out the Tetris,as Mia got some black blood on him,he easily cleaned it of as he took out his hammer.

"Now this is a bit more fair!"

Teo would say with glee as his power core glowed purple ,his gauntlets powering up as his wings took him to the skies,the flaming wings easily got him to a suffiencet hight to stop spac-time for a bit as his wings turned back to cape and he fell with his hammer out,stragight onto Stein .

Well ,as long as you don't use m to take over the world
She would say to Mia

[Tyki]

@thewizardguy

"aside from one or two wall turrets to handle the local wild-life and the generators in each block, there should be nothing out of the ordinary that i know of" the sergeant replies evenly, the jamming fields coming down slowly, all of them downed after a good five to ten minutes, allowing him his energy scan though Odin can tell it's monitored to make sure it's JUST an energy scan and that any attempts to prevent it from being monitored would result in hostilities.

"are you content?" the sergeant asks evenly, matt's scans showing exactly what had been described, though the mass of energy seems to be incredible over kill since most of it was stored rather than actually used before being shipped elsewhere, most likely in trade to other allies or in preparations for projects unbeknownst to him or alternatively to the frigates that had been circling the planet for a while, eyeing up his drone ships while goods were conveyed. "once your energy scans are complete, your border systems shall recieve a similar treatment" the sergeant warns, her wording showing that saying 'no' was not an option.

[kishin asura]

@supertinyking

"Yeah, death's always boring." Asura says

Theta leaps through the portal

[thewizardguy]

@Teoinsanity
Stein smiled, as Teo launched up into the air. Whilst neither Stein nor Mia were capable of flight, it would be fairly easy to bring him back down to Earth. The sturdyness of Teo's soul would make most of their Soular attacks useless, as those were focused around the destruction of Souls. However, Mia's Black Blood made her an immensely capable physical combatant, and Stein had quite the number of tricks up his sleeve. Now he'd just have to-

For just a second, time stopped. Stein was frozen, still, unmoving. All of his plans fell apart, as this unknown element hit the battlefield, even as Teo shot down. He had one second, no more no less. But using the boosts of his wings, as well as his not inconsiderable emotional power, that was more than enough time. Unfortunately for Stein, the insanity that had begun to infiltrate Teo's mind was enhancing his emotions, making him more powerful.

The hammer shattered flesh and bone, as time resumed it's usual course. Even Stein's reinforced body was insufficient to withstand the force of the hammer as it tore through the metal coating his skeletal structure. It did not stop on impact, but rather went straight through Stein's body, like a scythe.

Stein stepped back, as his arm was ripped from his side.

Teo had missed the head. Stein was capable of messing with the delusions of the insane, but that had been the limit of his ability. He had made it appear like he was half a meter to the left, and the results had saved his life, although they had cost him a limb. A swift kicked forced Teo back, although it did no real damage. He had underestimated his opponent, and had brushed death because of it. It was not his style to be so careless, and he would have to take precautions to ensure this did not happen again.

Mia, in the mean time, payed little attention to her father. He'd been beaten up worse, he'd just stitch the arm back on later. Or maybe he'd get a new arm, maybe from the fellow he was fighting right now. It made no difference. He wouldn't die. Of that Mia was sure. The toys in front of her were so much more important to her, and as Melody spoke, she simply smiled.

"Soul Purge"

Screams echoed through the village, as Melody writhed on the floor, white lightning encasing her. Gems cracked, and eyes shone, as her soul shook and tore. Mia's soul battered it like a ram, resonating with it only to use it's own power against it. Whilst her body had no vital organs, and killing her might have been hard, her soul remained vulnerable. And Mia had no intention of stopping. This was her toy to play with, her toy to break. She whispered into Melody's ears as the energy flowed over here, breaking her, but Melody would never be able to recall the words through the haze of agony.

[thewizardguy]

[@Tyki
Matt frowned, as he leaned back. "There's far too much energy down there. Even if your world were to be in a state of war, which it is not, it would not be able to use up that much energy. Furthermore, it is not relative to the energy generation you have on the planet. This is a border world, meaning it can't be there for trade purposes...." Matt went down the possibilities on his fingers, as he looked up at the Sergeant through the holographic projection. "Tell me, what reason would there be for an agricultural planet with no significant trade ports to speak of to hold such gross quantities of energy?"

[Teoinsanity]

@thewizardguy

Teo would stand his ground against Stein .

"Let's rock this joint!"

Teo would yell as he puts his hammer away and would fly straight at Stein with a handful of sticky grenades as he would laugh,Teo would whirl around him ,placing all of the bombs on stein quickly as he flew back,out of his pocket a remote would be shown as he pressed the sole button on it.

"Boom"

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Brown would get angry at Mia ,the great metal bear would charge with his claws swiping at her face,she had hurt Melody ,she was gonna pay .DONT TOUCH HEr!

He would tell as melody cracked in pain ,energy was leaking in the surrounding area ,highly corrosive energy .

[Tyki]

@thewizardguy

"firstly because our current systems make small scale energy production difficult and secondly because it won't stay as just a colony forever so the excess energy can be put into the new systems when they're built, but for now it's just useful for trade." she replies evenly, a large mass of frigates leaving for his worlds as they speak to do planet-wide scans of pretty much everything, the good twenty frigates and couple hundred dozen corvettes being fairly imposing to see heading into his system, though, from how the sergeant treated it, the force appeared to be incredibly small to her even though they could probably down matt's current recon fleet orbiting the planet with minimal damages or one loss depending on fire distribution.

[supertinyking]

Saeid his within the burial grounds of the castle, when he heard the screams of Melody. His mind had a war within itself, debating on what he should do...

"If I try to save her, I may end up getting myself killed...but....she sounds like she's in unimaginable pain...." Saeid starts, sighing. But then, slowly, he looked up, at the dead around him, and slowly, he came to a discovery. We all die at one point...might as well go a bit H.A.M before then....

Quickly grabbing a sword from one of the corpses, he rushes to the top of the castle, along the way grabbing a few candle sticks, and a rope. Making a makeshift grappling hook, Saeid stood on the roof of the building, He grappled onto the spire of the castle.

He swings down, aiming to kick Stine right in the side of the head, as in his mind, he instantly starts to worry about his life choices.

[supertinyking]

@Tyki
Grinning, Shepard lets out a roaring laugh, one that may even surprise Kalus.
"My friend, with those ships, I'll cripple any supply line!" He says, rather joyous with the turn of events. Soon, a legion of salvaged geo ships arrive, bringing in clone refugees. Soon, the clone legion reforms, but with only a very minimal military.