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BETA QUAD #2.

Posted by Admiral HackFor group 0
Spencer's team
Sun 4 Jun 2017
at 21:50
  • msg #980

Re: BETA QUAD #2

  They moved  down the stairs.. it wasn't a spiral, it was more like a rugged ramp...

   as they moved  down.. the  air  began to get thicker and more humid... the Light a bit  brighter .

   then.. they heard the  clang of a tool.. falling..and  a High pitched voice  snapping   some odd stream of sounds.. answered by an ./..angry sounding  stream...

 what ever it was...wasn't  able to be translated  from the  chip inserts.
Jesse Dalton
player, 2757 posts
Agt 2nd Class
Sun 4 Jun 2017
at 23:31
  • msg #981

Re: BETA QUAD #2

Jesse paused as they made their way through the stairs.  She puts her hand on Kole's arm once she can get within reach and nods.

Whether friend or foe, if they fire at us, they are foe, she said more than asked.  Does it sound familiar to you?

Her gun stays readied as she speaks briefly with Kole but keeping a low profile and tone.
Spencer's team
Sun 4 Jun 2017
at 23:34
  • msg #982

Re: BETA QUAD #2

  Kole  shook his head, It wasn't hard to tell, he wasn't at ease down here.....I have never heard the like before.... unless i did...outside?..and thought it was some creature.

  Supe, Tuacker and Lyir  was slowly making their way   to get to the others, keeping an eye on the far  door
beach
Mon 5 Jun 2017
at 13:05
  • msg #983

Re: BETA QUAD #2

  The    'Tent" was rather  full as the  Sun rose to  a little past Mid -day...

 some Civies  with a few troopers brought  food  and drink into the  tent to set a buffet-type  table    and set drinks in a cooler trough that was sitting on a hover  cart.
 There was  another hunch of meat for the  Naragran.

 The workers who have 'shift-like' schedules , were  either  leaving.... starting work after their mid day meal..or  just arriving for work.

 Down where Henry's  Shuttle was  parted,  Teams were setting up 10 foot tall..wire  fences.. the   wire( more like  Cable ) was there to  deter colonists  from building past that point... directly across the lake, the other   settlement was doing the  Same...

 the  Settlement at the Northeast  ( middle) of the far side had the walls that the Naragrans where helping them set.. leaving  openings  anywhere there was a pathway into the trees

all most the whole west shore like  was devoid of  any building, and only  some  'sightseers' ( who were armed ) and pairs of  guards  who were patrolling...thus, give wild life some place to access the lake.

  To the east, was a rather   wide gap in the wall being built, the  path looked more like road... Hennings  asked  about that...

 ..That is the  road to the sea... some 100 or your Miles... It is a grand  sight to see... the creatures  there are Bigger then the lake and there are some shore  fruits and such that grow there.... it is not  a good place to stay though, since the creatures  there hunt for food...there have been attempts to set up outposts.. but they get ravaged  in a day or so...... My people go there to enjoy a day...most leave  by the next morning..we also have gatherers go there to  pick fruits  and catch the  water creatures to  vary our food  supply...the trade off, some of our people almost always  get taken themselves.

...........

  McCloud Sat with  his people. he allowed  them to open their suits a bit  and take a break. he had his COM channel  ready to support Spencer's  team, since  the  top group had , more then enough reserves

  Hemsly was annoyed.....if  we ain't goin' ta be inside the mountain? we should be huntin' down those  beasties that attacked the Tech party.  We chew  enough of the bloody bastards  up..they'll get the message, i'm thinkin'

 McNeil shakes her head,..and  the SGT MAJ needs us , and were in the Bloody Bush, beatin' on horsemen then? What right big heroes  we would be?
Garrat Wolfrim
player, 3838 posts
field engineer
Mon 5 Jun 2017
at 14:47
  • msg #984

Re: BETA QUAD #2

In reply to Garrat's team (msg # 968):

To Jesse, "We've been traveling downward for some time.  There were two paths down and ie seems we took the one less traveled as you say.  There is signs of a species two toes in front, two toes in back, I'm sending feed from my gun cam if I can now.  There is a code acces panel for this door..." Garrat squints at it showing it onhis gun cam to see if the dust allowed them to see how the counsel was used., "Beth, if your on, can you make this out?  What would be your suggested proceedure with dealing with this?"
Garrat's team
Mon 5 Jun 2017
at 16:22
  • msg #985

Re: BETA QUAD #2

  The COM  comes back.....SGT Garrat... if you  got thick  Bladed   Knife, Prey off the panel and   stab the back of the junction...

  Before  she  continues Garrat can hear a watery Voice ( TX-5 ),..that is your best idea?... to Stab the control Box!!!

 ..IF... he stabs it at the   Junction, the  short-feedback will do one of two things.. it will either  cause the doors to open and remain open...or they will be...forvever closed.... either way , is good  for them right now.

 ..that is... is...

 there are three things you can do with an access panel...try to guess the  right code, and hope you don't get locked out.... or... try to rewire it, and..hope you don't get locked out..or  you short it out..and either open it...or trapp whomever is inside...Access panels aren't made to  destroyed... so? he has a 50 50 chance...
Jesse Dalton
player, 2758 posts
Agt 2nd Class
Mon 5 Jun 2017
at 18:10
  • msg #986

Re: BETA QUAD #2

Jesse had the OmniCOM on and was listening in.  She heard Garrat's response to her and then the conversation between him and Beth.

Jesse put her own 2 cents in.  "Jab it."

She looks to Roy and Lyri on their group channel.  "Garrat is coming down stairs too but currently at a control panel haltng him."
Garrat Wolfrim
player, 3839 posts
field engineer
Mon 5 Jun 2017
at 19:19
  • msg #987

Re: BETA QUAD #2

   Beth knows her shit "Will do."  Garrat does as instructed
Garrat's team
Tue 6 Jun 2017
at 02:38
  • msg #988

Re: BETA QUAD #2

  Prying off the box, he can see the spot  all the  wires  come together in a very neat, if not old looking placement.

  Gripping  his Blade, he drives  it  the  focus point of the wires... there  is a  White hot Flash, Garrat's  balde is shorten by an Inch, and still drisp  some meatl for a breath, before in hardens in the  air...

  there is a rumble..slow at first... rocks stat  to fall from the  walls.. dust..., then a shriek , as if some poor creature  was dying a painful death... the  door  started  to rise up into the  wall..more  rocks  fell as the rumble  shoot that area  of the Tunnel, A Blast of Stale air  Covers  them, sending  dust devils down past Supe  at Tucker.

 Lirg  sniffs......the air has been a prisoner..for some time....

 Ming Looks  into the   Passage.. it  is about  30 feet  wide...maybe another   30 feet high.

 There is   plating on the floor...where as the Hermes and ESN  vessels have plating  with hundreds of  round holes...this  has plating with  a grid network.. very dim lights , line the top seems of each wall...about 20 yards  away is a smaller door...set in a Metal wall...
Garrat Wolfrim
player, 3840 posts
field engineer
Tue 6 Jun 2017
at 05:00
  • msg #989

Re: BETA QUAD #2

I think were are entering a portal that hasn't been entered in a long time.  Garrat says, It is unlikely that this will bring us to SGT Spencer's unit.  He catiously enters.
Roy Spencer
player, 5205 posts
Marine SgtMaj
Security Chief
Tue 6 Jun 2017
at 06:24
  • msg #990

Re: BETA QUAD #2

Roy had been holding his rifle at a 'low-ready' position, where he could snap-shoot effectively but not with the most accuracy...when he heard the clanging tools and voices, his assault rifle rose to his shoulder, and he froze for a moment, almost like a pointing dog that had fixated on some game birds.

He held the pose for a second or two, not giving any visible reaction to Jesse's comments about Garrat's location.  When he felt fairly sure that there was no impending threat, he raised his left hand, making a gesture to indicate the team was to move forward.  His right hand remained steady at the trigger, until his left dropped back to the foregrip of his weapon, and he began carefully, cautiously making his way forward, his steps almost completely silent as he slowly set each foot down, and rolled his weight forward.  His eyes hardened as if he could see further ahead by sheer force of will, and his muzzle tracked with the direction of his gaze.
mountain
Tue 6 Jun 2017
at 09:17
  • msg #991

Re: BETA QUAD #2

  Garrat's  team follows , Him. Lirg and Ming...the  plating  makes  click sounds , as those with standard boarding  armor's  . rubberized-plated bots touched the floor.. some  folks adjusted their  weight, to try and soften their steps.

  They reached the end of the passage...some  more  odd letters or numbers  above the  door.., Ming wipes the   touch panel off  with her  Gloze.. lights are still flickering. She looks at Garrat.

......................

 Spencers  team enters, once more, hugging the sides of the  stairs. At first..either side of the steps was enclosed...

 after a god 20 feet of decent , they  came to a flatten out  area, with no walls.. The stairs  bent to the  Left...( south)..but that was not  what was first noticed...

 Over the edge of a haphazard railing.. was a cavern of sorts... Light brightly  with standup  lights... and   light that were  affixed to a structure.

  The structure  filled the cavern running east to west Dozens of  small black, grey and  white beings   scrambled over the  thing, like ants. now and then a  white hot flash  would be seen by  the  group.... as whatever tool they used settled in a plate.

 The thing was  as least as Long as The Slate.. it was at least as  wide..and?..maybe as tall. It could not be told  from where there  were. The unmistakable slots  of  Gun ports on the front and side of the structure they could see.. and   a Slit in the   east end that had a clear substence ,( that light showed through ) ,had  some beings  looking out.

 Behind the structure  the   Cavern was hollowed out a good  500 yards to the  west... with some small tunnels  on each  side  ( north and south).. to the east  end , appeared to be a massive tunnel..

 Heat rose  from the cavern, as smoke  drifted  softly up from the  rear of the structure.
beach
Tue 6 Jun 2017
at 15:06
  • msg #992

Re: BETA QUAD #2

  When  Garrat's actions   caused the door to open, TX-5 looked at Beth with a pouty scowl.

  ..you could not  have known that would work....

 Beth shrugged as   Si   GAve he a  gently pat on the back as she stood in between the seated   Bronberry and Si...I never  said i knew.. but i knew  what could happen. If the  door was  shut down forever.. then  The team didn't have to worry about  anyhting from that side... it opened, so...they can continue.

 Hack smiled as he  watched Garrat's team move,..LT  Morrow, is experianced at..how shall i say this....extra-intel  ops....she knows the   the team had a way out, but whatever  is behind that door..may not.

 MC-1  added with a frown,..and?.. if   it  would have exploded, ,and you lost some of your people....?

 Beth shrugs,..they..we  might not do it again...

 Roussians' mouths opened in surprise a Beths  sweet little smile and fluttering eyelashes  as she said this.

 There was another  laugh from Hack,...my people know the score out there... Beth  tries to do what she can , from here, to keep them alive. Yes..there is the chance of things going wrong...but it would go a whole lot worse, if she wasn't their eyes.

 Then they saw the feeds  coming in from Spencer's team. Hack stood Up ....what the 9 hells is that!

  Si frowned and shook her head.

  NC-37 looks at the  structure...and began to  pulls up  information on a smaller sized  Vidboard.

 SHade and Orria  chattered to themselves as they looked.

 The Naragran bowend its head   slightly at the sight.
Garrat Wolfrim
player, 3841 posts
field engineer
Tue 6 Jun 2017
at 20:25
  • msg #993

Re: BETA QUAD #2

Garrat carefully walks up to the door examines the next pad . "Looks important." he pops the top off the power pad, he counted it likely that this door would open same as the other did and prepares his rifle, "Any one want to lay wagers that we will be releasing something that the Universe is incapable to deal with?." Ha smiles to himself. "like a dragon or something?"

   Garrat jams his ruined knife blade into the designated spot again.
Garrat's team
Tue 6 Jun 2017
at 20:33
  • msg #994

Re: BETA QUAD #2

      most folks  Moved Back, Lirg  watched  with a hilt of his head, from where he stood.

  Another  Hot  Flash of  Light, and the knife lost another  two inches of metal...the hilt , itself.. was getting hot.

 The  door  Hiss open.. to the Left... into the  wall.. a red Light  flashed  about  the out side, and inside of the door.

  Inside was    a room, about 20 feet by 20 feet.. smallish hemets  rested on racks  as well as  small  shiny metal suits... 4 where silver..one was red.... they had a lot of dust on them.

 to the  Left ( west)  was  another   door,  this  had a four pronged   wheel in the  center.. and a small window about  3 feet of the ground.
beach
Tue 6 Jun 2017
at 21:24
  • msg #995

Re: BETA QUAD #2

    Emmie  looked at Here COMs  and  said to  the rest,..My freighters  from Fuji   have arrived  with the replacement aircraft, for the Hyrian battle... There is also  another aircraft aboard, that my  Captain said , Fuji Tech insisted  on sending out...

  Hack Nodded,..Thank  you Emmie, we'll see what they brought  when everything is settled here.
Roy Spencer
player, 5207 posts
Marine SgtMaj
Security Chief
Tue 6 Jun 2017
at 22:14
  • msg #996

Re: BETA QUAD #2

Roy keyed his comm, speaking in a low mutter that only carried a few feet.  "Beth, you reading this?  Looks like we've stumbled across a drydock of some kind...might be a ship that crashed and they've been rebuilding, something if the sort.  Double check for any transmissions from the mountain...this could get ugly if they've been sounding a distress beacon and a group of Qarl ships turn up in response..."

To his own team, he added, "Everyone give the whole thing a careful once-over...we're looking for officers and anyone carrying weapons..."  He settled his eye to the scope, searching carefully through the chamber for visible weapons.
Spencer's team
Tue 6 Jun 2017
at 22:57
  • msg #997

Re: BETA QUAD #2

   Beth  Replied,....We see it , SM.  No one here  knows the type... but  considering  what's crawling  all over it..we'd have to assume Qarl?

  By the time  Lyri can the others catch up, Tucker is  set to watch the back door while   Supe has his heave gun ready.. after a minute of  two.. those watching  say how many the can count... the numbers differ by 3 or  4  as   beings  go in one  door, or come out another  door.

 at least % have  some type of  rifle...  all of them have  little belts  with sidearms..Though the   workers  are more worried  about their  work.

 Lyri   looks through her scope.....two black ones  with Vidboards seem to  be giving orders.. 3 more black ones  are around   the cluster of  workers ..  there seems to be a few white ones  popping up, and going back in from time to time...all the rest are grays and they seem to be doing the work.
Garrat Wolfrim
player, 3842 posts
field engineer
Wed 7 Jun 2017
at 02:54
  • msg #998

Re: BETA QUAD #2

Well folks ". Garrat says peering through the window " this is as far as we go without environmental suits."  He tries to make out what is in the next room making sure headquarters sees what he sees.
Roy Spencer
player, 5208 posts
Marine SgtMaj
Security Chief
Wed 7 Jun 2017
at 05:08
  • msg #999

Re: BETA QUAD #2

Roy scowled as he looked through his scope.  "Are those the plasma weapons the others had, when we faced them before?"  Thanks to a couple of people, he'd had occasion to see the Qarl plasma sidearms more often than he wanted to...hopefully enough to be able to recognize if the weapons these were carrying were the same thing.

"If we can clean them up, capture the ship intact...that would give our engineers a lot of material to work with as far as assessing how to best combat them on our own terms, instead of being reliant on the Verians to stay on top of them.  But we can't let them start opening up with plasma weapons, or we could lose the whole team..."

He keyed his comm again.  "Beth...get the Scots moving.  We're not going to hold off until they get here, but depending on how things go, we may need the reinforcements by the time they arrive..."
Mila
player, 168 posts
intelligent, loyal
likes to snoop around.
Wed 7 Jun 2017
at 08:00
  • msg #1000

Re: BETA QUAD #2

 She goes where Henry goes, where she waits until he has time for her. Meanwhile she tries to pick out burrs and sticks and leaves and any alien creatures that might have rode along with her. She was still muddy and a bit stinky from the water as well.
mountain
Wed 7 Jun 2017
at 15:07
  • msg #1001

Re: BETA QUAD #2

Garrat's team.........

    Moving to the  Door, Garrat has to bend a bit to turn the wheel.. there is a  Hiss sound and  more red light  flash on the Insdie. In side  are smaller  control consoles ... there is a screen that is  flickering, but shows  no  vids.. there are hatches on the   west wall and  north wall ( besides the one they have entered... this room is  also  dusty, with the  team making  the friest fresh tracks in...who knows?.. there  are smaller  tracks but appear to be a little older.. and the clawed feet.

.............................


  Lyri    sets her Gun cam to zoom in the best it can..it's only a little better then Normal, as she focuses on a Black round headed   creature whos  has its  weapon in its  hands.....That's the Best i can Give you, Beth....

  Supe  growls  softly... be nice to chew those little bastards up, before they know we were here?

 Melia, Robbins,wagstaff ,Kole and Jesse lined the railings  staying down in the shadows.. Karson was  fussing with some of his gear.

 Beth's    COM Comes Back.5th is on the way....and... records show they are  crude Plasma weapons....
Beach
Wed 7 Jun 2017
at 15:12
  • msg #1002

Re: BETA QUAD #2

   Beth   ran the   Gun came Vids through the  files...while she did, she  sent  a COM to  McCloud.

  Captain McCloud? SM Spencer wants your team to move in... follow the  Plot in your Helm.... that way is clear.... Possible  Qarl sighting....


..........

 McCloud     Jumps up,..Lets go Lads  and Lasses...  time ta earn come Creds....

 McNiel says,we don't have   a Bloody Med tech....

 Then?.. I suggest, ye  don't get bleedin' shot..aye?   Hemsly and Mcloud  started off on a run towards the  tunnel entrance,  his   team following behind.

 Lt Hirr and her Felrites  close behind, and overtaking     most of the scots.

.............

 Beth COMs Back,..The  5th is on the way...and records  show they are  crude plasma weapons... .
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:15, Wed 07 June 2017.
Beach
Wed 7 Jun 2017
at 15:26
  • msg #1003

Re: BETA QUAD #2

   Hack   was standing with his arms  crossed as his  eyes when from screen to screen...Crude Plasma?

 Beth Shrugged,...aye Sir, That's what the  vid  records  say... i guess we won't know   until the  shoot them?

 ..if i am not mistaken... didn't they shoot at SGT Garat with plasma?

  Beth nodded  as she  looked  through vid  records.....aye  Sir... but it didn't  quite act like   the plasma  we have encountered before...which? is a good thing..i suppose?

  Indeed..... keep an eye on the weapons while  you scan....

 The Naragran looked   a bit nervous...or? as Nervous  as  a creature  could seem.. as it  wiggled about.

  The Cavet noticed and said,..We do not know..what a Qarl is, Admiral  Hack? But those things in the Vids... were servants of the gods....

   Hack snorted...

 Hennings said,..Thus far?  we have yet to meet a god.... but we have met aliens who had  duped others, into believing they were gods....

 Bale  smiles at He Naragran,..we have  found, that   the 'gods'  out  here in The Black.. die, just like the rest of us....

 Shade Bleeped a few times  as Orria  said,..no gods on planet...Shade say.
Admiral Hack
GM, 4854 posts
Wed 7 Jun 2017
at 15:27
  • msg #1004

Re: BETA QUAD #2

Move to Beta #3....
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