Snow in Saguaro

[Keiko]

"Amplifies powers you say?" Keiko asks Kelly. "That's...interesting."

"Looks like you guys got the kids and the guy. I'm going to go help them check out this machine. I'm super good with techie stuff. I once put together my own computer from parts I s...bought off the shelf."

She saluted Kelly and hurried to the sides of the folks who were going to check out the machine!

"Hey guys! Good news! You have the help of Master Hacker Kitsune! Lets get this thing working!"

[Kelly]

No longer in charge of the children, Kelly starts to get a little impatient waiting for those escorting them to the chopper. The incessant clicking of her pen stops as she turns toward Julie and says:

"I'm going to see if there is anything else of note on this floor." Kelly motions in the direction that the woman with ice powers came from earlier. She then tentatively adds " If that's alright... I could use some backup too, in case things get physical. Maybe @Azrael?"

Kelly waits for the okay from Julie, not wanting to act without permission on her first mission. Once she has it she moves cautiously down the hallway that the ice queen came down. She has her rifle at the ready on her shoulder, though she is more likely to lash out with her mind than her weapon if they come across anything dangerous.

She tries to listen closely for any sign of movement or danger, though she struggles to hear anything over the sound of her pounding heart.

[Kindreth]

"I'm going to see if there is anything else of note on this floor." Kelly motions in the direction that the woman with ice powers came from earlier. She then tentatively adds " If that's alright... I could use some backup too, in case things get physical. Maybe @Azrael?"

Kelly waits for the okay from Julie, not wanting to act without permission on her first mission. Once she has it she moves cautiously down the hallway that the ice queen came down. She has her rifle at the ready on her shoulder, though she is more likely to lash out with her mind than her weapon if they come across anything dangerous.

Julie shakes her head, "Hold, @Kelly. Everyone not going up topside is looking for that machine. We'll check out the rooms as we go, clearing them as a team."

[Azrael]

Azrael nods the affirmative when Kelley mentions him going with. The clicking of the pen makes it easy to follow her as they take stock in the goings on in the rest of the facility and gradually clear out rooms. Softly he speaks to Kelley as they continue on in their task. "Not many pick the older blind man as their go to muscle."

[Stoic]

The group in the facility:

After tracing the path of the ice woman, you come across a large room where a thick coat of ice is on top of everything. There are monitors and computers everywhere and at the center of the room is a large sphere with a seat inside it. This is also coated in ice. The closer you get to the sphere, the worse you feel. Your powers seem to be amplified, but it's so taxing on your body that you feel like you're about to pass out any minute now. Trent pulls up some schematics and is able to tell you that this machine is an experimental device intended to amplify psychic abilities. You all get the impression that if it isn't taken out of comission soon, it will overwhelm you and cause you all to go to sleep, possibly on a permanent basis.

Instructions

Everyone roll notice at a -4. After that, make a fatigue roll. It'll take about five minutes to scrape the ice off of the Sphere, and then a repair roll at a -2 will be required to disable it.

Topside:

The group escapes the facility with ease. Dragging the kids (And the ice woman? The guy in the med bay? Need some clarification on this please) on the makeshift sled isn't especially difficult and you exit the facility to find yourself in a balmy desert climate. There is still snow and ice around but it is melting quickly. Cross being paranoid as only an experienced vet can be, spots a flash of light on the mountain near by. A Sniper.

Instructions

If anyone of you have danger sense, now is the time to roll it. If not, Cross has the presence of mind to shout a quick warning allowing you all to get cover. After that, roll a 1d54, for your initiative. Let me know if you have any initiative edges and I will instruct you how to modify your roll accordingly.

[Marcus]

Initiative 19

Has hesitant.
Initiative [dice:2gr36nc4]54660:0[/dice:2gr36nc4]

As Cross yells Marcus turns the entire mass of metal into a dome protecting him, the children, and the prisoner as they search for cover.

[Kindreth]

Notice 6

Notice [dice:1ogac5q5]54692:0[/dice:1ogac5q5]
Wild [dice:1ogac5q5]54692:1[/dice:1ogac5q5] + [dice:1ogac5q5]54692:2[/dice:1ogac5q5]

As Julie enters the room, her attention is drawn to something... wait, is that a bomb?!

”Bomb, people! Stay clear! @Trent, can you diffuse it?”

She points out the bomb’s location to the team’s hacker extraordinaire.

[Stoic]

Julie's sharp eyes spot it: A nasty looking block of a gray/tan colored material was jammed under one of the desks. It has a tripwire connected to a chair under the desk. There is a digital timer pushed into it, counting down. Currently it is at 305 seconds.

[Simon CROSS Harris]

Danger Sense, Notice 16 _

Psychic Power: Danger Sense
Alertness +2
[*] Notice (1d6) [dice:tbrv6xsm]54700:0[/dice:tbrv6xsm]
[*] Wild (1d6) [dice:tbrv6xsm]54700:1[/dice:tbrv6xsm]
[*] Aced! Wild (1d6+6) [dice:tbrv6xsm]54700:2[/dice:tbrv6xsm]
[*] Super Aced! Wild (1d6+12) [dice:tbrv6xsm]54700:3[/dice:tbrv6xsm]

Instincts be praised, Cross has the presence of mind to check the surroundings.

Initiative 43 _

[*] Initiative (1d54) [dice:tbrv6xsm]54700:4[/dice:tbrv6xsm]

Cross begins postioning for cover and then assessing cover for everyone else. Surveying the situation, he looks back up to the sniper and gages distance with Heightened Senses, @Stoic Can I make the shot/range with a machine gun?

[Simon CROSS Harris]

@Marcus "The sniper has been waiting for us. His weapon is mounted on a bipod. How fast can you close distance?"

"If we can scrap his weapon and flush him out into the open, we will have won this engagement."

@Stoic Cross pauses for a moment, looks the kids direction, "Time to take a quick assessment of your abilities. How can you each help?"

Cross motions to the spy amongst them and motions for someone to knock him out. He then goes back and assesses the area for cover for everyone else. He will purposely leave the spy's feet out where the sniper can hit them.

[Trent]

Trent grabs the bomb leaving behind his favorite @Simon CROSS Harris action figure: the special edition one that has the arms akimbo and when you squeeze its ass water spits from the mouth. ”I got it Jules... Just make sure Numen doesn’t kill my family.” Trent flies the bomb far away... Finale. Boom!

Thanks for the fun.

[Stoic]

The kids each shake their head, giving cross a variation of "He's too far away."

Trent flies out of the facility at top speed. He flies straight up and then explodes in a spectacular fashion.

Cross spots the sniper taking in the explosion, momentarily distracted.

[Simon CROSS Harris]

The kids each shake their head, giving cross a variation of "He's too far away."

Trent flies out of the facility at top speed. He flies straight up and then explodes in a spectacular fashion.

Cross spots the sniper taking in the explosion, momentarily distracted.

Cross swears in 37 different languages and uses the distraction to cover the distance to the sniper. He zigs. He zags. He zips. This particular action would have made for an awesome action figure. This one's for you @Trent.

Run 10", Shoot 13, Damage 20, AP 2 _

[*] Run (1d6+6) [dice:3mhugka5]54738:0[/dice:3mhugka5]

MAP -2
[*] Shooting (1d10) [dice:3mhugka5]54738:1[/dice:3mhugka5]
[*] Wild (1d6) [dice:3mhugka5]54738:3[/dice:3mhugka5]

Benny for Reroll (1 of 3)
[*] Shooting (1d10) [dice:3mhugka5]54738:5[/dice:3mhugka5]
[*] Aced! Shooting (1d10+10) [dice:3mhugka5]54738:2[/dice:3mhugka5]
[*] Wild (1d6) [dice:3mhugka5]54738:6[/dice:3mhugka5]

[*] H&K 416 Damage (2d8) [dice:3mhugka5]54738:4[/dice:3mhugka5]
[*] Aced! H&K 416 Damage (1d8+9) [dice:3mhugka5]54738:8[/dice:3mhugka5]
[*] Raise Damage (1d6) [dice:3mhugka5]54738:7[/dice:3mhugka5]
[*] Aced! Raise Damage (1d6+6) [dice:3mhugka5]54738:9[/dice:3mhugka5]

Not being able to aim while running Cross does make as accurate a shot as possible, when possible.

[Stoic]

A pink mist sprays out of the back of the sniper. He topples to the ground, stone dead.

The rest of the crew catches up with those on the outside and with the children in tow, they make the long trip back to the helicopter. Cross wisely requested a second helicopter, which is already there. The group departs into the sky, the bright warm sun melting the snow.

[Marcus]

Killing the sniper was the only prudent decision. But that is no reason to leave him un-investigated. Over the sub-vocals Marcus asks Julie. "Want to s, s,s , send s,s, someone to i, i, i, look over the sniper for clues.

"I, can g,g,go after dropping the k,k,children."

[Simon CROSS Harris]

Killing the sniper was the only prudent decision. But that is no reason to leave him un-investigated. Over the sub-vocals Marcus asks Julie. "Want to s, s,s , send s,s, someone to i, i, i, look over the sniper for clues.

"I, can g,g,go after dropping the k,k,children."

"Marcus. Come have a look when you are able. I am securing his position at the moment."

Note to Stoic

Mike: If it can be managed. Cross would like to take the AWP Sniper Rifle and retrieve the action figure.

New Hindrance for Cross: Driven. Find Trent's family.

[Keiko]

"Is anyone going to talk about TRENT?" Keiko suddenly demands. "He BLEW HIMSELF UP! Why is everyone pretending this is normal?!"

[Simon CROSS Harris]

"Is anyone going to talk about TRENT?" Keiko suddenly demands. "He BLEW HIMSELF UP! Why is everyone pretending this is normal?!"

"There is never a guarentee that everyone is going to make it home. Sacrifices are made. Some willingly. Others are forced upon us. Trent gave his life to save the rest of us. We honor his sacrifice but we don't dwell on it."

[Kindreth]

Julie mutters under her breath, ”Trent, what was that?”

”Man down, crew. I need a headcount on everyone else. @Azrael, let’s clear this room and make sure there are no other nasty surprises. We still have a job to finish. @Keiko, call in the cavalry, would you? We need to report in and get some extra bodies in here to get this facility secured. @Kelly, can your senees detect anyone else nearby? Is that in your wheelhouse?”

With that, Julie enters the room, sweeping for other dangers.

[Kelly]

Kelly congratulates herself for not completely losing her mind and the sight of a Bomb with a ticking countdown that shows less than 6 minutes before it kills them all.

That congradulations is short lived when Trent, completely out of the blue, grabs the Bomb and flies off, clearly getting himself blown to bits when the timer runs out.

Hands shaking a little, she responds to Keiko's outburst.

"Keiko's right! Trent just committed suicide to save us all. And what...what the hell was that he said before he took off about Numen and his family?"

Kelly begins to hyper ventilate, and backs up against a wall, covering her face with her hands to help slow her breathing. It's a moment before she can respond to Julie's orders.

"I...I don't think so..." but she closes her eyes and concentrates anyways, just to have something to do after a brief pause she says "Not a clue.... But none of the recent visions I got from the kids had any faces in them other than that I've lady and the few guards we saw on our way in here."

[Marcus]

”Man down, crew. I need a headcount on everyone else. Azrael, let’s clear this room and make sure there are no other nasty surprises. We still have a job to finish. Keiko, call in the cavalry, would you? We need to report in and get some extra bodies in here to get this facility secured. Kelly, can your senees detect anyone else nearby? Is that in your wheelhouse?”

Not being down bellow when it happened Marcus did not know what the zipping explosion was above, his attention having been trained on the sniper at the time. Now hearing for the first time over the radio there was a man down he asks. "Sentinel reporting in and safe. Wh, wh, wh, who didn't make it?"

[Kindreth]

Not being down bellow when it happened Marcus did not know what the zipping explosion was above, his attention having been trained on the sniper at the time. Now hearing for the first time over the radio there was a man down he asks. "Sentinel reporting in and safe. Wh, wh, wh, who didn't make it?"

After a brief pause, Julie responds, "Trent. He flew off with a bomb to get it away from the rest of us; that's the explosion you just heard."

[Simon CROSS Harris]

”Man down, crew. I need a headcount on everyone else. Azrael, let’s clear this room and make sure there are no other nasty surprises. We still have a job to finish. Keiko, call in the cavalry, would you? We need to report in and get some extra bodies in here to get this facility secured. Kelly, can your senees detect anyone else nearby? Is that in your wheelhouse?”

Not being down bellow when it happened Marcus did not know what the zipping explosion was above, his attention having been trained on the sniper at the time. Now hearing for the first time over the radio there was a man down he asks. "Sentinel reporting in and safe. Wh, wh, wh, who didn't make it?"

Cross pipes in over the comms, "Cross accounted for. Trent took one for the team. Apparently there were explosives down below."

"Sniper taken care of. We are holding the high ground here. Feel free to finish up."

Cross moves near the dead sniper and turns and surveys the surrounding area.