"No - stay where you are"  Price, who has been eavesdropping on the comms, finally chimed in
"I'm sure Iron-Man can handle himself.  And Avenger's tower is NOT a priority for us.  I need you to find a way inside.  Windtalker - try causing a distraction.  Danny - stand by for her signal"

"I meant to get Ironman here. Never mind... Danny, I've got an idea. I just hope it won't get me killed. Try to get the cops to be ready to actually fire and take down Legion. We'll see if this works."

She waits for Danny and makes sure she has some good cover while he does so. Then to all of Legion she pushes, 'That's Ironman who just landed on top of the building! Quick, turn and shoot! Forget the cops! Ironman's the real threat!' Between the angle of fire and the corner of the wall to roof already providing cover along with the extra cover she finds, she hopes to live through the expected hail of gunfire. Sure would be nice to have Tank here right now!

Convincing Legion to defend themselves from Ironman on the roof.

d10 Willpower
d8 One Step Ahead of You
d8 Mind Control
d8 Psych
d6 Enthralling Mind (and step up 1 effect die)
d6 Area Attack (I might need more d6s. How big is the outside Legion mob? I'm working with mob size 2, but it's surely bigger.)

11:28, Today: Ana Sofia Garcia Mendez rolled 9,1,2,7,1,2 using d10,d8,d8,d8,d6,d6 with rolls of 9,1,2,7,1,2.  Convincing Legion to defend themselves from Ironman on the roof.

Yikes! Two 1s and two 2s, but the 9 and 7 are nice.

12:17, Today: Ana Sofia Garcia Mendez rolled 4,5 using d6,d6 with rolls of 4,5.  Mob size 4, not 2.

-1 PP to use an extra die

Total is 21 with d8 and d6 (d4 stepped up) and d6 and d6 effect dice, perhaps adjusted for a bigger mob size.

d8 to the Doom Pool, and +2 PP.

Current PP = 1 -1 +2 = 2. (Surely gonna need those!)

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Kate doesn't comment back, now wasn't the time for talking, there were too many legion for that, instead she gets close, and stays close, knocking arms and guns aside and out of line, taking advantage of the legion, no matter how numerous being tired and herself still being fresh as a daisy.

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OOC:

1d10 Legion's Stress
1d10 In touch with her wild side
1d10 Natures Response: indicates as much as ten times the response time and coordination of an ordinary human.
Versatile Hybrid Versatility: Split Superhuman Reflexes into 2d at –1 step, or 3d at –2 steps.
d8 Distinction
1d6 Combat Adept
PP2
d10,d10,d8,d8,d8,d6

09:38, Today: Kate Messer rolled 2,7,6,2,8,3 using d10,d10,d8,d8,d8,d6 with rolls of 2,7,6,2,8,3.  reaction to Legion's shooting.
Total 15 effect d10

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Ana's mindtrick did work. Partially, at least.  Several of the Legion clones abandoned their position, scrambling toward the stairs leading to the roof.  The others were either momentarily distracted, or busy futilely trying to stop their comrades from deserting.

Legion rolled 25,3,10 using 4d8,1d8,1d10 with rolls of 7,8,2,8,3,10.  Legion reaction to Ana's mind control. Total = 18 vs 21.  1 mob eliminated, 1d6 complication for the rest.
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Well at least there were less of him than a moment before.  Hopefully if they were fast enough, and Kate was nothing if not fast, they could cut the numbers down more quickly than he could replace them!  So with that in mind Kate did her very best to get to him first, even if she couldn't finish him off before he duplicated, maybe duplicating when injured would just make a bunch of injured guys instead.

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1d10 In touch with her wild side
1d10 Natures Response: indicates as much as ten times the response time and coordination of an ordinary human.
Versatile Hybrid Versatility: Split Superhuman Reflexes into 2d at –1 step, or 3d at –2 steps.
1d6 Combat Adept.
SFX Dangerous
steps back d10 to d8, and d10 to 2d8 +1 step stress type
d8 Distinction
d8,d8,d8,d8,d6
2 PP

09:49, Today: Kate Messer rolled 3,2,1,6,1 using d8,d8,d8,d8,d6 with rolls of 3,2,1,6,1.  continuing to fight a legion!
Total 9, effect D8+1 step stress type
2 opportunities available for the watcher
+1 PP assuming watcher takes one, = 3PP

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The Legion are not particularly fast, but they have centuries of experience behind them.  They soon learn to read Kate, and the Widow. Whomever the two women manage to cut down are soon replaced by fresh clones, eager to take on the fight.

In the meantime, the Police use the momentary distraction to improve their positions.  Slowly driving their armored cars to the entrance, and following behind, taking shoots at the Legion clones entranced inside the building.

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Legion rolled 7,6,6 using 1d8,1d8,1d10 with rolls of 7,6,6.  Legion reaction roll vs Kate.
Total 13 vs 9.  Buying opportunity to add a defense asset vs Kate at 1d10 ('got her number')

Black Widow rolled 17,8,2 using 3d8,2d6,1d8 with rolls of 5,7,5,5,3,2.  Shooting at the Legion clones. Total = 10 (highest die dropped due to 'dangerous') vs Legion rolled 17 using 4d8 with rolls of 2,6,5,4.  Legion Reaction roll vs Black Widow. Total = 11.  Black Widow attack thwarted.

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"surrender, and I'll let you live" The Legion clones gave them a short reprieve to consider, but kept their guns pointed at the two women.

Fortunately each Legion clone is basically a normal human, so Ana Sofía should have a little time before they make it to the roof. Probably not a lot, though, so she better finish the job quickly. She continues to push the same thought at the Legion mob surrounding the building: 'That's Ironman who just landed on top of the building! Quick, turn and shoot! Forget the cops! Ironman's the real threat!'

Convincing Legion to defend themselves from Ironman on the roof.

d10 Willpower
d8 One Step Ahead of You
d8 Mind Control
d8 Psych
d6 Enthralling Mind (and step up 1 effect die)
2d6 Area Attack (mob size 3)

05:05, Today: Ana Sofia Garcia Mendez rolled 9,7,7,8,2,1,2 using d10,d8,d8,d8,d6,d6,d6 with rolls of 9,7,7,8,2,1,2.

1d6 to the Doom Pool, +1 PP.

Spend 1 PP to add an extra die to the total.

Total is 9+7+8=24 with effect dice of d8, d8 (d6 stepped up), and d6.

Current PP = 2 + 1 - 1 = 2

Ana finally managed to push through and break the Legion psych.  The clones all abandon their position.  A few turn back into the building, but most of them figure they are no match for Iron-Man (which they aren't, had he actually been there) and decide to surrender to the police.  They walk out with their hands over their heads, much to the dismay of the officers.

Today: Legion rolled 9,6,9 using 3d8,1d8,1d10 with rolls of 5,2,2,6,9.  Legion reaction to Ana's mind control.
Total = 15 vs 24, exceptional success step up effect dice to 1d10.  Legion eliminated
+1d6 to doom pool from Ana's opportunities.

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                   (Sorry folks, RL^tm has had me on the ropes.)

As Danny watched, amazed again at Windtalker's ability, as hundred's of Legion clones suddenly decided to give themselves up, he gunned the engine of his bike, and roared off into the building by any possible entrance.

Inside, he ditched the bike in some out-of-the-way corner, and headed UP the nearest stairs.
He wasn't sure what he would find, or what he could do against the legion of clones, but at least he was inside now ... and ready to 'fly by the seat of his proverbials'.

The two women didn't seem predisposed toward surrendering.  Perhaps being hurt (a little) would change their mind.  He fired his gun once again, trying his best to aim to inflict minimum damage

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Multiple man, multiple trouble distinction 1d8, prowess 1d8, combat 1d10, gun resource 1d6
Legion rolled 5,5,6,1 using 1d8,1d8,1d10,1d6 with rolls of 5,5,6,1.  shooting at Kate and Black Widow.

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Reaction needed from Kate - Total 11, effect die 1d8.

Danny made it inside the building to find dozens of Legion clones running around like headless chickens.  Most were trying to find another way out of the building, or some place to hide.  A few though were running up the stairway toward the roof, ready to engage the man in the armored suit.  All of them, however, ignored Danny altogether, too addled to consider him a threat.
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Danny had no idea why some of these guys were running towards the roof ... but he did know that Windtalker was up there.
And if they found her, they might take exception to her.

So, in order to aid his teammate, Danny took off up the stairs as quickly as he could.

Still behind cover, Ana Sofía peaks out using her Clairvoyant Senses to see if the clones that had split off earlier are still headed toward her. (OOC: Not sure from the earlier post if some were up the fire escapes or they went inside.)

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Kate Reaction Roll
1d10 In touch with her wild side
1d10 Natures Response: indicates as much as ten times the response time and coordination of an ordinary human.
Versatile Hybrid Versatility: Split Superhuman Reflexes into 2d at –1 step, or 3d at –2 steps.
1d6 Combat Adept.
steps back d10 to 2d8
d8 Distinction
d10,d8,d8,d8,d6
3 PP
11:23, Today: Kate Messer rolled 3,1,5,3,4 using d10,d8,d8,d8,d6.  reaction roll to being shot tn11.
Spend one PP to keep an extra die
Total 12 effect d10
PP=one opportunity for the GM to take so +1-1 leaves me at 3

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Kate almost wasn't quick enough to get out of the way of the shot.  Legion really did seem to be getting her number, and just trying to kill them wasn't working well.  So change of plans.  Time to try and get them clogged up, use their numbers against them.  So she got in close trying to make sure that any one of them who attacked would be just as likely to hit another of their number as herself.  Hopefully the widow could take advantage of the situation.

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1d10 In touch with her wild side
1d10 Natures Response: indicates as much as ten times the response time and coordination of an ordinary human.
Versatile Hybrid Versatility: Split Superhuman Reflexes into 2d at –1 step, or 3d at –2 steps.
1d6 Combat Adept.
steps back d10 to 2d8
d8 Distinction
d10,d8,d8,d8,d6
3 PP
Trying to create an asset to use against him "too many men too small a Kate"  Of course this might fail or I may not understand the rules enough to know what I'm doing. :)
11:29, Today: Kate Messer rolled 3,7,2,4,5 using d10,d8,d8,d8,d6 with rolls of 3,7,2,4,5.  Trying to create an asset against MM.
Spending 2 PP one to create the asset one to keep an extra die...
Total 16, Effect d10
1 PP left

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"Keep still!!"

Kate proved to be far too nimble for the Legion.  A bullet intended for her hit one of the clones standing behind her instead, and the couple who tried to grab her only ended bashing their heads against each other

"Come on!!!"

Multiple Men, Multiple trouble 1d8, prowess 1d8, combat expert 1d10, defense asset vs Kate 1d10
Legion rolled 2,2,6,2 using 1d8,1d8,1d10,1d10 with rolls of 2,2,6,2.  reaction roll vs Kate.
total 8, vs 16.  Effect die stepped up to 1d12.

Kate has a 1d12 asset vs all Legion actions until the end of the scene. 

The Legion was distracted, and that's all the opening the Black Widow needed.  Her aim was perfect this time - each bullet finding its mark either in the head, or the heart.  The four remaining clones dropped as fast as she could squeeze the trigger.

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Black Widow rolled 13,4,7 using 3d8,2d6,1d8 with rolls of 2,6,5,2,2,7.  Shooting at the Legion clones. total 13, effect 1d8 (stepped up to 1d10 due to dangerous).
Legion rolled 8,1,5 using 1d8,1d8,1d10 with rolls of 8,1,5.  reaction roll vs Black Widow.
total 13, effect 1d4 (default). 

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Legion clone eliminated.

"Help, help!" now that the battle was over, Kate could hear the heavily accented calls from the meeting room down the hall.  Rushing inside, they find President Putin's security detail standing around a very pale, very bleeding President Putin.

"Natasha! It wasn't my fault! It was a stray bullet from Andrey!"
The big man in the red and white costume was crouching by the Russian President, looking helplessly up at the Black Widow.  For all his strength, there was nothing he could do to keep the man from bleeding to death in his arms.

"Please, we must do something!"
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"You had one job!!"
The Widow rushed over, pushing the bodyguards out of the way.  A professional killer, she knew  a mortal wound when she saw one.  There was no way they would be able to get him to a hospital in time, especially not when the Legion was still guarding all the exits.

"You over there -  take your shirt off, we need something to stop the bleeding. Alexi - we need you to clear a path out. Maybe through the roof.  Call a chopper to evacuate him..." it was probably too late for that, but she wouldn't give up until the man was actually dead.
"Move!"
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Even if half of Legion has surrendered to the police, the other half could make Swiss cheese of her. Time to bolt! Ana Sofía launches herself straight upward at around 100 mph, taking advantage of the sides of the building providing cover until she gets pretty high. As she does so she says over the coms, "Danny, half of Legion is coming to the roof so I had to make a run for it. I'll try to work my way back around."

Kate was shocked by how quickly the fight seemed to suddenly come to an end, ears flattening a bit on her head at the nearby gunshots and then ringing in the relative silence.  Without anything better to do she trailed along behind the Widow to see the utter mess of the situation.

'sourceofcoockies, fishgivinggirl!' her thoughts reaching out once more to her two closest contacts unsure if the latter would hear her call.  'The russian president is dying!  What do I do?'  She didn't know medicine and the panic like fear gripping almost every one of the security detail was broadcasting how dire the situation was.  Zoey could fix it, but Zoey wasn't here she was probably still miles and miles and miles away back home!

"Utverditel'nyy" the barrel chested man rose with a new sense of purpose  "To the roof. I will lead the way"

While flying upward Ana Sofía replies to Kate, 'I got half of Legion to surrender. The other half are closing in on my position on the roof, so I had to give it up. I have a teammate, Danny, who just entered from the street who may be able to save the president. Where are you? '

She thinks to Danny, 'The Russian president needs immediate medical attention. He's with a cat-girl I know, who goes by 'Kate.''

"Wait, the legions heading for the roof.  A friend just said they have a team-mate who can help heading in from the street.  I'll try to get her to get him to come here if we can keep this spot safe."  Hopefully they would listen, but nervous or not someone was dying, apparently he was also a big asshole or something, her parents had never really liked him but Kate hadn't payed enough attention to know why, but he was super important so getting him help was too.  Also if her parents didn't like him maybe she should.

Sending her thoughts back to Ana Kate did her best to keep her appraised of where they were and how to get here.
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Ana Sofía shares Kate's updates with Danny so he knows where to find her.