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Several soldiers ready to join the ranks of Pluto Company teleport right inside Madtown.

Four dinosaurs arrive first. Three massive lizards with a plate of bone around its' head, and three horns protruding from their faces. The fourth is like an animal dragon, with extremely short arms. Each beast is riden and seemingly kept tame by four simvan soldiers. The dinosaurs are all heavily armed with Tolkeen Techno-wizardry weapons.

Five Dog Boys, and four humans covered in weapons, and armour arrive second. Followed by a modified Coalition APC, a modified Glitter Boy and a man with wings.

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A modified SAMAS suit (Private Calliandra O'hare from HQ platoon) can be seen flying behind Oksana and second platoons' Juggernauts. All five soldiers have left the town and are on route to get closer to the incoming.

Three people on TW boards are seen in the air above 3rd platoon.

Calliandra leads the Juggernauts Ra, Sekhmet and Thoth directly towards the first wave of missiles. From 2500 feet away her suit is able to deflect all but four of the medium missiles. 14 of the medium missiles begin to stray off course, one of them crashes into the groind directly, half of them will miss the town completely.

Two large missiles (one was from thh second wave) have been descending and are on their way for the town. The second and now third waves of medium are now on their way as well. Callie has to choose quickly to either go for the second wave or the large missiles.
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The Iron Juggernaut by the name of Thoth holds its' right hand out and two of the four medium missiles still on their original course explode suddenly as if they hit an invisible wall. It then fires a volley of six mini missiles to target some of the stray missiles.

Sekhmet creates a wall of ice on mid-air in front of the other two missiles remaining on course - both slam into the ice wall and explode on impact.

"There is little myself and Sekhmet can do to stop these missiles, but if those power armours launch... we will take care of them Calliandra."

Looking from wave to wave Calliandra tries to decide which are more in need of stopping.  Finally with a muttered curse, the young psi-tech leaves the remaining two large missiles and turns her suit's jamming towards the second wave of missiles inbound.

"Major," she speaks on a tight-beamed transmission to the company's leader, "I was able to stop all but the two large missiles in the first wave.  Hopefully I'm providing enough telemetry to the folks on the ground that someone can do enough damage to them before they hit."

As many as 4 stray medium missiles are about to crash randomly in the town, and the first of three long range missiles is now just moments away from crashing in first platoons' area or defense.

There is a massive explosion in the cockpit of the aircraft. SOme sort of explosives have been detonated, blowing out the windshield and almost definitely killing everyone inside. The bomber immediately begins to descend, and just a few seconds later six heavily modified SAMAS knock-offs pour out the back, engaging their jets and coming around to engage Callie and the three juggernauts.

(Callie, roll initiative please).

There are still 2 waves of approximately 20 medium missiles on their way and a total of three long range missiles, one of which is moments from impact.

"Oh, thank god for that." Callie murmurs at the explosion.  Looking towards the oncoming SAMAS she feels a chill run down her spine, but does her best to ignore it.  Callie attempts to drop back just a bit behind the juggernauts; she's skilled in PA combat to be sure, but her suit's abilities are better used to disrupt the enemy rather than to face them directly.  She attempts to get a fix on the frequency the oncoming SAMAS are using and to jam it while making evasive maneuvers in the air.

Two missiles fire up into the sky, launched from Lieutenant Pierces' Chromium Guardsman. They travel straight up before splitting apart and each crashing into a seperate stray missile.

Van and his squad of Juggernauts take down the long range missile with their own missiles and well placed magical walls...

Two stray missiles find their way to Madtown. The bomber continues its' descent to the ground. Another forty missiles are on their way towards Calliandra and her squad of Juggernauts.

Calliandra and the juggernauts speed towards the next volley of missiles. Again almost all of them are redirected and begin to split off in other directions. Some hurl towards the ground, some are on their way to crash randomly within the borders of Madtown.

The second long range missile is headed right for Van and his squadron in the north east section of the town.

The remaining four medium missiles from the second volley are about to collide with Callie and her squad... two of them crash into an invisible wall and the other two explode on one of the wingblade's (Sekhmet or Thoth) chests sending it hurling towards the ground out of control.

The third wave of medium missiles, and a third long range missile are on their way in, right in front of the six SAMAS knock offs - who open fire with a steady stream of rail gun fire at Callie and her remaining squad.

The bomber continues to descend towards the ground - there is a chance it could crash into the town... or perhaps one of the surrounding farms.

Callie pulls around the rifle she had stowed on the back of the suit, the western styled Wilkes rifle looking incongruous against the sleek lines of her SAMAS armor.  Through her link with the suit, Callie quickly checks the status of her systems: Chaff, jets, integrated weapons.  With a thought, she sends another scrambling message to the incoming missiles, then quickly fires a couple of shots at the incoming power armored soldiers.

Callie, Ra and Thoth continue their charge directly towards the opposing SAMAS. Led by a modified Quebec-made Violator SAMAS, and followed by five Bandito-made Sidewinder SAMAS.

Callie fires her rifle at the lead V-SAM, Ra launches small balls of ice at the far left SW-SAM and prepares to engage the PA in melee combat with its' glistening blades covering Ra's body. Thoth launches a volley of six mini missiles at the SW-SAM on the far right. Sekhmet regains himself and begins his charge from under the attacking power armours. Oksana has little, if any effect on the doomed course of the burning bomber.

The lead V-SAM fires a volley of sixteen missiles back at Thoth, while firing his laser rifle at Oksana's wings. The five SW-SAMS all fire volleys of four mini missiles, and continue to spray Callie, Thoth and Ra with rail gun rounds.

The power armours continue to close up their distance... just a few hundred feet now. The third wave of medium missiles are jammed except for four that make it through and are about to collide with Ra and Thoth, two into each. Another twenty mini missiles have been fored by the SW-SAMs, a total of eight (two volleys) are headed for Callie, eight for Thoth, and four for Ra.

Van and his squad move out to engage the second long range missile, and the third. After destroying both of them, Van holds position and watches the fight above.

Oksana screams when the high intensity laser beams cut across her wings, leaving large black burn lines where the beam hit.  She quickly looks up and over her shoulder at the source of the weaponsfire and decides that her efforts on the massive aircastle are far too insignificant to warrant ignoring the enemy.  Oksana vanishes.

   When the chromium angel reappears, it is in the air to the left of the Violator SAMAS with her left clawed hand gripping the barrel of her foe's laser rifle.  She will use her wings to fight against any attempt the pilot makes to steer them in any direction.  She doesn't care where they go, but if the pilot pulls right, she'll pull left, if he pulls up, she'll pull down.  Oksana's right arm ripples and liquifies before quickly reforming into something resembling the blade of a broadsword.  She will proceed to thrust the blade into the face of the SAMAS repeatedly until he either releases his laser rifle and pulls away from her, or she digs a hole in the helmet and the pilot is dead.

"Yikes!"  Callie exclaims as the high-velocity slugs slam in to her.  Teltale readouts start to move away from green in her sight, "Damn, time to stop pretending I can shoot and do more to stay alive."

She twists the SAMAS into a quick spiral down, leveling off about 100' lower than she was before and releases a fine cloud of debris behind her, the larger bits catching the sunlight and flashing brightly.  She continues to close the distance to the oncoming Coalition SAMAS pilots, jamming their missiles in addition to the chaff she just released.

about half the missiles lose their targets and fly past Callie and her squad of juggernauts, landing on the ground away from any parts of Madtown. Ra and Thoth are each hit by two medium missiles and then another 4 mini hit Thoth, and two hit Ra. Both Ra and Thoth maintain their courses towards the enemy power armours, ignoring the missiles exploding on them, although they are visibly damaged by the attacks.

Callie and the other two are still sprayed with rail gun rounds, until Callie descends, releasing several chaff flares along the way - exploding into small clouds of smoke and particles in her trail. She is still hit with one mini missiles before she meets up with Sekhmet on his charge from beneath the SAMAS.


Oksana appears in front of the Quebec-made SAMAS holding onto the rifle in his hand used on her just moments before, when she was still riding the bomber into the ground. A long vibro blade extends from the suitss' left hand and begins defending against her slashes to his helmet. Then she falls vivtim to several slashes from his wing-vibro blades to her face, making it almost impossible to see.


Sekhmet flies directly into one of the sidewinder SAMAS, sending them both into a violent spin away from the others' formation. Sekhmet slices the armour limb from limb with its' aresenal of vibro blades.

The Sidewinder SAMAS hit and knocked slightly off course by Thoth's missiles is hit with another volley of six. One of its' jets is caved in and bellowing black smoke - the pilot and suit are heading for a collision with the ground. The pilot is not doing much to resist, he is either unconcious or already dead inside.

The one to its' side is hit from a bolt of lightning also fired by Thoth as Thoth crosses the massive vibro blades on his arms. As they are about collide in mid air Thoth maneuvres while hitting him twice with his electrically-charged blades, decapitating another SAMAS, as it too speeds towards the earth.

Ra collides with another, exactly as Sehmet did to his target. They veer off in a violent spin as the suit is dismembered limb from limb.

Callie flies directly behind another of the SAMAS, removing her helmet and not firing her weapon. Suddenly the SAMAS she strafes by, loses control of his main jet. He follows the others downwards now.

The violator SAMAS and the last remaining sidewinder SAMAS continue ahead towards the town.


just two medium missiles make it near the town from the second volley from the bomber. They are both shot down by Lieutenant Drano Pierces' mini missile launcher.

The bladed wings slash across Oksana's face and mar the perfect chrome skin.  A thin laceration is opened across her cheek and nose more like a long scratch on a shiny new car than a very damaging cut.  Relatively speaking, Oksana's metal flesh is barely scarred by the assault, and it only serves to strengthen her resolve.  She attempts to stab at her foe's helmet again...

Teltales moving from yellow to red, Calliandra speeds after the most dangerous threat she can see, the V-SAM.  At these speeds and altitude her eyes are nearly frozen shut with tears forced out by the wind, so she's relying only on sensor input from her suit.  Luckily, the Wild Weasel SAMAS is possessed of an excellent sensor suite, still one can see by how Callie stops zig-zagging so much that she's reduced a bit.

"Come on, come on baby.  One more and we'll get you down safely..." she chants, as if trying to keep the suit aloft through sheer good will.  Still the young soldier does not fire her weapons, simply flies towards the V-SAM, closer than seems wise at these speeds.

Oksana and the Violator SAMAS continue to exhange blows to the head before Calliandra passes them both by. The grappling pair both begin to lose altitude as the main jet of the SAMAS turn off much like the Sidewinder she had passed a few seconds earlier.

The Violator continues to pummel Oksana in the face with his wng blades and parry her attacks with his left-hand vibro blade. He also continues to fire his payload of mini-missiles at the Juggernauts.

The last reamining Sidewinder opens fire on Callie as she passes the others, with another steady stream of rail gun rounds and a volley of four mini missiles.

Ra, Sekhmet and Thoth form up and make their way for the last Sidewinder. Blasting it with orbs of ice, until Sekhmet collides with it, mauling it just like the others.

The bomber finally crashes into the graveyard, of Madtown. The graves are destroyed, coffins and dirt are blasted into the air, laying a carpet of soil and coffin/tombstone/decrepid body parts over 100 foot area of the graveyard. The cockpit is still on fire, and there is no visible sign of survivors. The falling power armours and there pieces left over from teh two wingblade juggernauts land scattered over the area under the air battle. There is little chance any of them could survive.

PM

   Oksana will teleport just before the Violator SAMAS' wingblade slashes at her again.  She vanishes and the blade slices nothing but air.  Oksana reappears a hundred feet or so away, behind the opponent and she watches him descend for a few seconds before looking for another target.  Spotting Calliandra flying with no helmet, Oksana becomes concerned.  She will teleport again, this time appearing right behind her airborne companion, Oksana's hands clamping on to the shoulders of Calliandra's suit.  Oksana's head is beside Calliandra's and the chrome face shouts into her ear over the blaring noise of the wind rushing by.
   "Nice trick with the armour back there.  Yours looks pretty damaged though.  Care for a quick ride back to base?"

   Already, Oksana's metal wings stretch out to either side, ready to act like a shield against any assault that may come their way, even if all the enemies appear to be beaten for the moment.

PM

Calliandra says nothing in response to the metalic elf's comments.  Her face is pale, even more so than usual.  Her powered armor, as well, is silent.  The roar of the jets, so loud just a few seconds ago have sputtered off and are silent.  The only sound is that of the wind rushing by as the suit begins to plummet, and a very faint noise from the suit's speakers.  "So tired..."

Calliandra's power armour has been rittled with rail gun rounds. It appears as though several rounds may have gone through and hit her inside. She has lost control of her power armour and is heading for the dirt...

Oksana will definitely catch enough air in her wings to slow the descent and gain control of the SAMAS' flight.  Then she'll teleport them both back to Madtown, right inside the church and lay Calliandra down on the stone floor.   First thing to do is stop any bleeding that Oksana can't see inside the armour, so she attempts a psionic healing touch.  With Calliandra's head exposed, Oksana will kneel down above her as she lies motionless.  She places Calliandra's head in her lap and then places a hand on either cheek while falling into a trance.  Oksana's wings extend around either side of them, almost like a protective barrier, but she uses them to reflect light from the windows onto Calliandra's body.  As each "feather" of her wings is like its own little mirror, each wing projects a thousand little spots of light. This almost seems to make the injured pilot glow.  Oksana's meditation lasts two minutes and at the end of which, results in repairing some of Calliandra's wounds - at least enough to stave off death for long enough to perform more permanent healing.

   Oksana's arms both transform into various different shapes such as hooks, blades, and spikes as she proceeds to pry open Calliandra's armour.  Oksana's arms seem to liquify and flow into the hole left by a rail gun round and they reform into pry bars to literally peel the plating away from the pilot's body.  When she is freed and the injuries more apparent, Oksana will dive into another trance and begin to bring Calliandra back from the brink of death.

   Oksana may already have closed some of the wounds with her healing touch, but what she is doing now allows her to see right inside the flesh of whomever she aims to help.  Oksana is still kneeling under Calliandra's head, her arms reformed into metal hands both of which are touching Callie's cheeks.  After just over a minute of focus and meditation, Oksana is imbued with the knowledge of what must be done.  Her focus is not broken as she now prepares to actually perform psychic surgery.  She lets her mind go as instinct takes over and hidden knowledge comes to the surface.  It takes nine minutes before she knows she is ready, but when she is, Oksana moves as if she were being controlled by invisible hands.  She keeps her eyes closed, but her hands move like she can see everything.  She combines her psionic abilities with her metamorphic power to alter the shape of her hands and arms, each one transforming into something more like metal tentacles.  Oksana is able to plunge them through the skin of Calliandra where they seek out and grasp the rail gun rounds that found their way inside her.

   It will take a substantial amount of time, but eventually, combining instinctive surgical techniques with additional applications of healing touch, Oksana should be able to restore Calliandra to health.

OOC - the actual surgery time, I'm not sure about, but the book says it is half that of conventional means.  So, if it would normally take a couple hours...

Vashti emerges from the basement into the nave and looks around.  The only one who appears to be not engaged in harried work is a young woman in form-fitting armor kneeling over a fallen soldier.

Vashti waits until there seems to be a pause in the young woman's work, taking the time to study her more closely.  The "armor" is not, as he had first assumed, a separate suit, rather some effect, be it magical or simply her natural form, has covered her in metal.  Too, the shape of her ears suggests elven heritage.  So it is, then, that when Oksana pauses Vashti speaks in Elven, "Your pardon, young lady, do you know where I might find the commander of the Tolkeen forces here in town?"
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