Flynn

Planet of Shadows

"We'll make a campfire until then." and the link closes with a crackle. "Sure, Williams. You just stay with the nice girl and your pets on a romantic beach, while I will work until the middle of the night in a creepy jungle to get the Argo back and running." he says to no one in particular. With a shrug he surrenders to the situation and opens the entry hatch of the Argo with a button on his wrist. Carefully avoiding the sucking mud, he makes his way aboard the ship.

At least the interiors of the ship seem untouched and the only problem would be the landing gear. Making his way to the cockpit, several creative solutions fly through his head. Upwards thrust? Heating it up and breaking it? With a shake of his head he dismisses the ideas one by one. This required a delicate touch. The landing gears were very vulnerable and... Hm... Maybe he should have taken that upgrade offer anyway from a couple of weeks ago.

Sitting down in the pilot chair, he brings down a panel and flicks it on. A red warning message pops-up which states the obvious: the landing gear is stuck. "Thanks com. Didn't notice yet..." With a sigh he activates the upwards thrusters and puts them on minimal thrust. As soon as he feels the shock of resistance, he puts the Argo in hover. He turns around in his chair and stands up once more. He makes his way to the armory and looks around. "We should have... Ah! There it is." Picking up a laser cutter, he opens the comm channel once more. "Yo, Williams. This is going to take a while, but can you send 3Y3 over, if you already found him that is. I could use his tools."

Flynn jumps of the hatch. The ship was maybe two centimeters up in the air. He had to watch out for the thrusters, but should be fine overall. With a flick of the button, he activates the laser cutter and makes his way to the first 'leg'. Time to start cutting.

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Flynn steps out of the cabin as well and helps the girl by giving her a hand. He looks around, a bit bewildered before shaking his head. "Hey Williams... I'll go and get the Argo and pick you guys up. Saves you and the girl the trouble of ploughing through the jungle." His eyes shift towards the jungle up the cliff. "Should take half an hour. We'll keep contact via the radio. Oh... And see if you can reestablish a connection with 3Y3. My Tool seems a bit haywired." With one last salute to Williams, he makes his way towards the jungle.

A short climb later and he finds himself surrounded by foliage once more. Well, better foliage then in a metal cabin surrounded by water. Cutting and hacking his way through vines and roots, Flynn manages to retrace his steps back to the Argo. He plants his face in his hand as a Argo, half sunken away with his landing gear in some mud, greets him. With a flick of a switch on his wrist, Flynn opens his comm to Williams. "Yeah... It's going to take a bit longer. Guess the stabilizers didn't hold... Landing gear is stuck in the mud. Your call: make your way here with the girl, or wait a bit longer while I fix this."

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Flynn applies the medigel and activates his helmet once more. He cocks his head and looks past Williams. "I say we use a more comfortable ride." He points at the pod and walks up to one of the few remaining consoles. "It appears to be in working order. It would definitely be a faster and safer way out then using those beasts again." With a few clicks and the pull of a lever, the pod opens up. "I've entered the coordinates of the shore. It should guide us there safely and then it's just a cakewalk back to the Argo."

He strides pas Williams, takes the girl from him and motions her to sit down in the pod. "Just keep the rebreather on for now. Just to be safe. Never trust colonial tech." As soon as Willaims' inside, Flynn pushes the button and the pod closes. With a hiss and, what sounds like a small explosion the pod ejects!

The lights flicker and go completely dark. There are no windows, so it is hard to say where they were... After what seems like hours the lights flicker back on and the white walls vanish, making place for a transparent material, revealing the blue calm waves on all sides. With a shock the sideway thrusters activate and with rapid speed makes way towards the beach.

Justice among the stars

@Angel Vicky My apologies as well for the... slow response. Busy here as well. Internship sucking up most of my time. But... we're back on track! (hopefully)

Justice among the stars

The general his eyes widen. "A desire demon you say? Dangerous kind. Probably the most dangerous of the entire demon repertoire. You said you dealt with it, right? How...?" He looks back at Aidan, eyes narrowing.

The sudden question takes Aidan by surprise. He scratches his beard and let's out a doubtful 'uuuh' before answering. "The details are hazy at best, sir. It all went rather quick. She... ambushed us, but thanks to the quick thinking of Inquisitor Valentisha, managed to fail. The body of the demon disappeared after being defeated." As Aidan tells the story, he begins to think back. Where did the body of the demon go? Did they actually beat it? So many questions." He looks at Val from the corner of his eyes and shudders slightly.

The general nods and turns around, back to the holo-table. He pushes a button on it and speaks in an microphone. "Prepare a research team and two platoons of Blackguards for descend. Clearence Level: Zeta. The expedition will be lead by Inquisitors Aidan Crowe and Valentisha Vivier."

Aidan raises an eyebrow. "Zeta, sir? We really don't need Rex Tanks of the sort down there. Let alone gunships. It seems a bit... much."

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Flynn nods almost unnoticeable as he hears William his plan. The pirate notices however. "What are you nodding at?!" Flynn slowly raises his arms and let's his helmet disappear with a quick flick over his wrist computer.

Putting on his most charming smile and looks at the pirate. "Hey, don't worry man. You've won. Real tough and all, holding a gun to an innocent girls head. Tell you what... Let her go without harm, and I won't break all the bones in your body. How does that sound?"

The pirate looks at the side of Flynn, which is still bleeding. He scoffs and stares back at him. "You're no in position to demand anything. I have the feeling you can barely stand." With another prod of the gun, he forces the girl to stand up. The two slowly step out of the pod. Flynn his brain quickly makes some calculations and feigns a sudden movement. The pirate raises his gun at him and shakes his head. "Nonono... I don't think so, clever boy. Take a couple of steps back..."

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Flynn hobbles over, leaning on his rifle. He looks around the room and sighs. "You think we can ever finish a fight without breaking half of our surroundings?" He performs another scan with his helmet. It comes up with no vital signs however. "Right, two options... Either we killed her accidentally, or the escape pods are blocking the signal. I'm choosing the latter."

With some awkward hobbling he finally reaches the console that operates the pods. With the push of some buttons and entering of commands, all the pods open at once with a loud hiss. The hatches arch open, revealing in one of the pods one last pirate clutching a gun and holding it to a young woman's head. She obviously cried but is silent now, afraid of the repercussions. As Flynn spots the gun, he quickly grabs his own and aims at the pirate.

A grunted voice speaks, occasionally paused by coughing. "I wouldn't do that if I were you. This pod seems to be busted, but you two are going to let me enter another one without any hassle... or the pretty one here receives some hot lead." He prods the girl with his gun. Flynn snarls at the scene, but lowers his gun. He opens his comms, talking softly to make sure the pirate doesn't hear them. "Got any ideas on how to safe that poor girl?"

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Hm... not the greateast timing of me saying 'With more consistency' just when I enter a really busy period. Typing something up right now!

Justice among the stars

Flooding? Yikes... Sounds bad. I'm a bit late though. Is it fixed?
Uh.. And a happy new year btw!

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A grunt is the first thing you hear. "Yeah, I'm fine. Scan says two targets alive. Seems to be wounded. Other is probably the hostage. I'll be fine, go check on her." Another grunt.

The kickback of the rifle plus the already weakened state Flynn was in probably dislocated or perhaps even shattered shoulder. It wouldn't be the first time that had happened, but it was still a nasty feeling. He always forgot the proper way of holding the rifle, since it was a rather strange grip.

He shakes his head, bringing him to the here and now. He looks around the corner, still seeing two outlined characters still 'standing'. With a quick 'ping' on his HUD, he points Williams the location of the (probably) hostile. "He's down behind that bench over there. Seems to be gripping his chest. Hard to say from just the outline." Flynn coughs and tries to get up, but fails miserably and slumps back down.