FoE PNP G-Platypus Session 12

[18:13] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  *****G-Platypus: The City of Broad Withers - Session 12*****
[18:14] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Rage.
[18:14] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  There is no shortage of anger in the Buckago Wastes. It's far easier to find than happiness, that's for sure.
[18:14] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The thing about rage though, is that it is such a varied and invasive beast. When it seizes bad ponies, they have bloodlust. When it seizes the good, they have righteous fury.
[18:14] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Regardless, rage is rage. It pushes a pony to do things they would otherwise. In that way, it's like a drug. Some become dependent on it. Others use it as fuel to get done what they couldn't otherwise. Some go to it in strength, others in weakness.
[18:14] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Perhaps rage burns in our wastelanders' hearts? Perhaps it will burn them out...
[18:14] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  *****Session Start*****
[18:14] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Our wastelanders are heading west from the ransacked home of Cedar Cask and his family. They are joined by Mr. Wiggles who keeps pace with them, his nose constantly striving for a scent.
[18:18] * North_Star held the lead, eyes low to the ground for a sign of Slash, or trouble.
[18:18] * Nyota is keeping her distance away from Mr Wiggles, she dosnt trust the dog, no matter how friendly. It was as big as she was! She keeps looking about in the distance, heading west towards where she thought the family had been taken. "Does anypony know how far this place is?"
[18:19] * Scrap follows North_Star, flying a few feet above him.
[18:2x] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The deep tracks from the heavily laden wagon head west. The group finds themselves heading away from where the Stable lies. Slaughterhouse, to their knowledge, is still a significant way away to the west.
[18:2x] North_Star shook his head. "I don't. Never dealt with Slavers. Each one of them has a knife and a spot for it right in your back."
[18:2x] Nyota frowns at that. "Then we keep our backs clear, sneaking. If we arrive at night time, even better.." She looks up at the cloud cover for a moment before returning her gaze back to the trail.
[18:25] * Blackberry_Jam turns her head slowly to North_Star. She sticking close to Mr. Wiggles, making sure the poor guy is managing. "Forgive me, Stripes, but I'm not very good at sneaking."
[18:26] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The tracks turn south for a bit, leading them to a sturdier road following the river running west/southwest. It follows the river. Looking northeast they can still see the wisp of smoke from the smoldering Trestle.
[18:27] * North_Star looks back at the tracks. "Not to mention, if Slash beats us there, there'll be no element of surprise for us to use." He pointed out before muttering to himself. "I wonder if he grabbed any powder, it'd love to see that 'courier' eat a stick a dynamite.
[18:28] <Scrap> "If he's distracting, we can still sneak."
[18:28] * Blackberry_Jam lights a new cigarette midstride. "He's gonna have a hard time eating dynamite when he's already eating lead." She mutters, adjusting the weapon on her back.
[18:34] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The group travels about an hour following the trail. They come around a bend and can see a structure several hundred yards up. It appears to be an old clover intersection, but it has mostly collapsed.
[18:35] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Mr. Wiggles sniffs the air and drops low, growling malevolently. Blackberry_Jam can see where a large wagon has gone off the road to go around the rubble and become stuck in the muck. There are many ponies milling around.
[18:36] * Blackberry_Jam squints a little. "Hold up." She says, holding up a hoof and stopping. She edges a little closer, trying to identify these ponies. "Hey! You bucks need some help?"
[18:37] * North_Star watches Blackberry_Jam, shifting his rifle closer to his trigger hoof. He wasn't in a good mood to be sideswiped today.
[18:37] * Snack_Cake was hanging around Blackberry_Jam, but stays back when she says to stop. She looks toward the ponies apprehensively.
[18:38] * Nyota slinks off to the side of the road..
[18:38] * Blackberry_Jam squints a little. "Hold up." She says, holding up a hoof and stopping. She edges a little closer, trying to identify these ponies, and the truck. She says -nothing- else.
[18:38] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The stuck wagon is two or three hundred yards away. They didn't seem to hear her over the commotion.
[18:40] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  There are four ponies locked into harnesses pulling, and a half dozen pushing from the rear. Ringing the perimeter are a dozen armed ponies looking both in and out of the circle.
[18:40] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  On top of the wagon stands a familiar pony with a white bandana around his neck. He brings a wicked looking metal lash down on one of the mares pushing from the rear.
[18:41] * Blackberry_Jam nods slowly. "Slavers." She mutters, looking around for some other path to take, especially ones away from the truck.
[18:41] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Behind him Blackberry_Jam can see a very large weapon mounted to the top of the wagon.
[18:41] * Nyota frowns. "We cannot take all of these ponies, there are too many.." She mutters. "Kutomba.."
[18:42] * North_Star spits into the ground. "If they didn't have all those ponies out, we could chuck a hoofful of powder in there...
[18:42] * Snack_Cake steps backward. This is not good...
[18:43] * Nyota flicks her tail back and forth. "... Move around them, set up a ambush while they are busy."
[18:43] * Blackberry_Jam forces a smile. "Is that Zebra for FUBAR?" She lowers her head and starts doing precisely that. "No ambushes... if they turn that gun on us, we're as good as dead. We just... move past it."
[18:44] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Mr. Wiggles growls and slinks off the road to the right.
[18:44] <Scrap> "We can't just allow them to that."
[18:44] * Snack_Cake mutters quietly, "Those poor ponies..."
[18:45] * Blackberry_Jam turns to Scrap and opens her mouth to say something, but shakes her head. She gives him a look that says "We -have- to."
[18:45] * Nyota blinks at Blackberry_Jam. "No.. I do not think it is this fubar you speak of... And you are right, then what? We wait for the mto reach their destination..?"
[18:46] <Scrap> "Perhaps we can fight them in smaller groups."
[18:46] * North_Star nods, "The less hooves and guns they have there, the better chance we have of finding Slash alive."
[18:46] <North_Star> "I just wish I could do something about that big 'ol gun up there."
[18:47] * Snack_Cake frowns. "What if... they have him there...? What if they took him...?"
[18:47] * Blackberry_Jam stops and turns around to face the group. "We can't take these guys. Maybe... we should just tail them for a while." She says, nodding to Nyota.
[18:48] <Scrap> "So they can join up with a bigger group?"
[18:49] * Thunder_Strike lands beside Snack_Cake and listens. She just wants to avoid them all together.
[18:49] * Blackberry_Jam furrows her brow and shoots Scrap another glare. "If you want to try to fight these ponies, go ahead and get yourself killed."
[18:49] * Nyota trotts up to North_Star, standing next to him as she keeps watching the wagon. She nods at Blackberry_Jam. "Perhaps I can sneak in and get them out during the night.." Then glancing at North_Star. "With enough sleeping powder.. Could you make a bomb which spreads it in their camp?" She asks, flicking her tail once again.
[18:49] * Snack_Cake is worried about the ponies... those slavers are going to make them suffer...
[18:50] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Hack continues his 'motivation' lashing the ponies below him in the muck.
[18:51] * Scrap scans the surrounding area noting the cover.
[18:51] * North_Star thinks about Nyota's idea. "Well. It won't exactly be quiet. Or subtle in anyway, but I think I can make it work."
[18:52] * Nyota smirks. "It dosnt have to be quiet, they will all fall asleep moments later. But good.. I do not have enough powder right now.. But perhaps for the future."
[18:52] * Blackberry_Jam blinks a little. "So... what good does that do us now, Stripes?"
[18:52] * Thunder_Strike "wouldn't that just make the ponies erred cue sleepy?" She says
[18:52] <Thunder_Strike> We rescue*
[18:52] * North_Star returns the zebra's smirk. "How big of an explosion do we need?
[18:53] <Nyota> "It does not. But it is a good thing to have thought of for when we do, no?"
[18:53] <Scrap> "If we take some out with the powder, the others will be easier."
[18:54] * Thunder_Strike "or you can just pretending not here. That works too.
[18:54] * Blackberry_Jam frowns, pointing to the van. "Let's focus, here. We are -not- trying to fight these ponies, okay? We can't."
[18:54] <Thunder_Strike> Pretend I'm*
[18:56] * Nyota glances back at Thunder_Strike. "It would, but i would rather make everypony sleepy than getting shot at."
[18:56] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  From south and west of them a loud, long howl peels across the area. The Slavers look around agitated.
[18:57] * Thunder_Strike "ok then." She says with a nod. "Now that I think about it. That does make sense.
[18:57] <Nyota> "But Blackberr-" Her ears perk up at the howl, looking around for Mr Wiggles.
[18:57] * Blackberry_Jam blanches. "Ooooh shit... where's the dog?" She asks, looking around as agitated as the slavers.
[18:57] <Scrap> "Aim the powder around the gun, then we stay in cover and pick off the others."
[18:58] * North_Star shifts his rifle into his hooves. "I think Wiggles knows something we don't."
[18:58] * Nyota adds to Scrap as she looks around. "As I said, I do not have enough powder, and we have to make the bomb first. It is something for the future, maybe.."
[18:58] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Hack is motioning animatedly on top of the wagon. Five of the slavers pull weapons and gallop off to the south.
[18:58] * Snack_Cake is put even more on edge because of that howl. That howl does /not/ induce good feelings!
[18:59] * Blackberry_Jam takes off in the direction of the howl, keeping behind cover. "All right, time to do something stupid. This could work to our advantage!"
[19:00] <Scrap> "Looks like the dog had the same idea I did."
[19:00] * Snack_Cake watches Blackberry_Jam run off! "Wait...! What happened to a plan!?"
[19:00] * Nyota looks around, confused for a moment before moving out after Blackberry_Jam, pulling her pistol out of its holster as she moves.
[19:01] * Scrap does the same.
[19:01] * North_Star smiles. He liked that dog for a reason. "Let's not disappoint Wiggles, I personally want to see that wagon in peices." He turned to Snack_Cake. "Feel up for a jailbreak, Greenhorn?"
[19:01] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  As the group approaches, the circle of slavers spreads out to cover the gap caused by the slavers who left. Hack goes back to his 'encouragement'. A mare at the back of the wagon faulters and collapses.
[19:02] * Snack_Cake shies away. "A jailbreak...? You... don't mean..."
[19:03] * Thunder_Strike "Snacky, she's improvising. Go hide." She says then looks around not leaving Snack_Cake to keep her company and protection.
[19:03] * North_Star nods. "If you wanna stick with me, you're welcome to it. I need a spotter, anyway." He said, rushing off to find a good vantage point.
[19:03] * Blackberry_Jam silently thanks Thunder_Strike for explaining. She gallops off, looking around for Mr. Wiggles.
[19:04] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Hack drops down, screaming at the mare. As the group gets within 300 feet of the slavers his words start to become clear.
[19:05] * Snack_Cake gives a glance to Thunder_Strike, and nods. She goes to follow North_Star, trying to keep out of sight. "What do I do...?"
[19:05] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The Howl came off to the west of the slavers, the group would have to veer off considerably to reach it. The slavers that went chasing the noise are out of sight.
[19:06] * Nyota keeps her voice low, hissing. "He is leading them away from the wagon to give us a chance to get at it, we are wasting it!"
[19:06] * Thunder_Strike looks around to see if there was a place to get up high and provide overwatch with the varmint rifle.
[19:06] <Nyota> The dog*
[19:07] * North_Star heads for some debris as cover. "Stick close to me. My sights are gonna be on that wagon, if you see any trouble coming up behind us, let me know and I'll blast it on it's back. Clear?" He explained, judging the distance from his cover to his target.
[19:07] * Blackberry_Jam looks to Nyota and shakes her head. "There's still too many. This is our chance to widdle them down. You know, guerilla tactics."
[19:08] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Hack screams at the mare in the muck. "Worthless! You will push when I say 'push' and lay down when I say 'lay down'!" He kicks her viciously, but she stays down. "You're shit! Shit's lower than mud. Know your place!" He puts a hoof on the back of her head and holds her muzzle under the filth.
[19:08] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  There is a collapsed building of two stories very near North_Star. It's half collapsed, the rubble looking to be climbable.
[19:10] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The building is about 200 feet from the wagon. The slavers are forming a 50 foot ring perimeter around it.
[19:10] * Nyota growls around her gun, she knew Blackberry_Jam was right. This felt wrong still, leaving the slaves to Hack's whipping while they hunted down the 5 who left...
[19:11] * Snack_Cake nods and ducks down, watching for any movement around them.
[19:11] * Blackberry_Jam continues towards Mr. Wiggles, wherever he was. She was going to get the drop on these fucks.
[19:13] * North_Star spots the building, nudging Snack_Cake. "This way, and stick close." He ordered, heading for the ruin.
[19:13] * Scrap follows Blackberry_Jam on the ground smiling, happy that these slavers will get what they have earned.
[19:13] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Blackberry_Jam sees a road cutting to the west. It might lead to where Mr. Wiggles is. It looks to be the last option before the rubble clears out and they reach the outer ring of slavers. Those slavers seem to be paying more attention to Hack drowning the mare than what's around them.
[19:13] * Thunder_Strike looks at the building that is ear North_Star and grins seeing its climbable. She goes over and begins climbing.
[19:14] * Blackberry_Jam just keeps heading towards the west.
[19:14] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The other near two story building is very climbable for a pegasus.
[19:15] * Thunder_Strike gets tithe second story and looks around for a good vantage point.
[19:21] * Nyota follows Blackberry_Jam, trying her best to keep low whenever possible.
[19:21] * North_Star ducks into his own building and started to clamber up the rubble to a hopefully decent spot.
[19:21] * Thunder_Strike observes the scene trying to locate everyone.
[19:24] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Thunder_Strike can see North_Star and Snack_Cake in a building across the road overlooking the stuck wagon. She can also see Nyota, Blackberry_Jam, and Scrap heading down a road to the west looking to loop around to where Mr. Wiggle's howl came from.
[19:25] * Snack_Cake is still keeping watch to make sure nopony sneaks up on them! EFS turned on so she'll be able to see them easier!
[19:26] * Blackberry_Jam charges forward with determination. Code Blue was itching for some slavers to kill.
[19:27] * North_Star is getting himself comfortable, setting the rifle down on a busted out wall and drawing a bead on the 'courier's' head. "Greenhorn. Think you can handle a gun yet?" He asked, not looking up from his sights.
[19:29] * Thunder_Strike looks at everyone going with a head count, then waves a wing at North_Star so he doesn't confuse her with a slaver sniper.
[19:30] * Snack_Cake freezes at that. Guns? No. No no nonono. She shakes her head, then realizes he's not watching her, so she says, "I don't... I don't think so..."
[19:32] * North_Star shifts the stock of his weapon into his shoulder to steady it, noticing Thunder_Strike off to his left. "We'll have to fix that one of these days. Maybe I'll find you a little .22 pistol like Nyota's, or a beat up Recharger Pistol or something."
[19:33] * Anarchy is now known as Thunder_Strike
[19:33] * Snack_Cake doesn't think using guns is a good idea. Things like that still make her nervous...
[19:34] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Hack pulls the struggling mare's face out of the muck, sputtering, for a moment to yell at her, before submerging it again.
[19:39] * Thunder_Strike takes the battlesaddle yolk and takes aim at the smaller group of slavers, but holds her fire.
[19:41] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  As Blackberry_Jam rounds a corner she can see a large auburn form duck into a building, followed shortly thereafter by a group of five slavers. From her position she can see Mr. Wiggles jump through a busted window and back out onto the street. The slavers are still inside the building.
[19:42] * Blackberry_Jam rises to her hindhooves and mutters, "And then... the fight started..." The mare slinks over to the window, pops up and fires off both barrels at the closest raider.
[19:45] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Blackberry moves up to a nearby window and peaks in. She sees a raider inside looking about seemingly for the dog. She fires at him.
[19:50] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The blast of buckshot rips through the slaver's armor like paper, blasting a wet hole through the middle of him. He collapses, dead.
[19:50] * Blackberry_Jam ducks her head down and reloads, her breathing picking up a little. If she could get out of this without dying, that'd be great.
[19:51] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Hack pushes his weight down into the back of the mare's head, she continues to flail.
[19:52] * Scrap follows Blackberry_Jam up and pears in the window.
[19:52] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Scrap can see the corpse inside, but the rest of the slavers must be elsewhere in the house.
[19:54] * Scrap then jumps in the window and aims several strikes at the nearest slaver.
[19:55] <Scrap> Redactified.
[19:55] * Scrap jumps in the window and looks around for the others.
[19:56] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Scrap can see an open door to his right and an doorway into a hall in front of him. The room itself has a corpse and an old table in the center.
[19:57] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Scrap can hear noise from the hallway
[19:58] * Snack_Cake is nervously looking around for any kind of movment, keeping watch on her EFS.
[19:58] * Scrap goes to the hallway to listen to the sound but does not enter.
[19:59] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Scrap hears the sound of a pony just around the corner!
[20:01] * Scrap looks around the corner to see.
[20:02] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  There is a raider within hoofs reach, he probably was coming to check the noise.
[20:02] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Slaver*
[20:03] * Scrap immediately jumps him with several puches aimed for his head.
[20:07] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Scrap snaps off two powerful blows to the large slaver's head. The first blow shatters the stallion's muzzle, the second caves it in and pushes bony shrapnel back into his head. He crumples to the floor.
[20:10] * North_Star keeps his rifle steady of Hack while chambering a round, sneering, thinking of all the places he could place a bullet into that 'courier.' Right in the neck seemed like the ideal target.
[20:15] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  There is a crash off to Scrap's right as a Slaver comes crashing through the thin drywall. Mr. Wiggles lands astride him. The burly stallion brings up a foreleg to ward off the attack, but Mr. Wiggles drives his maw down, going for the throat.
[20:16] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  There is a sawing rip as he continues to lunge down, the stallion's foreleg bleeding horribly as Mr. Wiggles' jaws close more and more. There is a sickening wet snap as his foreleg bends unnaturally in the dog's jaws.
[20:17] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Mr. Wiggles' teeth finally encounter the yielding flesh of the slavers throat, and in a fount of red, the Slaver ceases to scream.
[20:18] * Nyota sneaks in the front door, moving up towards where the others where finding the slavers. Finding a target she fires twice with her Zebra Infiltrator Pistol.
[20:19] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Coming in the front, she can see the carnage down the hall, and a slaver in the room off to her left, her target.
[20:21] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Nyota's first shot goes wide, but the second drills her dead center. She screams as the enchanted bullet sets her ablaze. She's alive, but thrashing.
[20:22] * Nyota mutters around the grip of her pistol. "Ndiyo kcuchoma."
[20:25] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The struggling mare manages to push her head above the muck for a moment, sucking in much needed air before Hack pushes her back under. The rest of the slaves around her seem torn about helping. One stallion visibly is touching the collar around his neck.
[20:25] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The slaver's ringing the wagon continue to look on. Weapons trained on the slaves and enjoying the show.
[20:26] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The burning mare in front of Nyota manages to snuff out the flames, she pulls a pistol and takes aim at Nyota.
[20:30] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The slaver mare fires three times with her 32 revolver. The shots trace a pattern up with the muzzle rise. One to the chest, one ripping through her ear (opposite the flower), and one shot going high over her head.
[20:32] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Another slaver rounds the corner and draws on the pair in the hallway.
[20:32] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Seeing Mr. Wiggles covered in blood and standing over his fallen associate, he lines up his shots.
[20:33] * Nyota cries out in shock and pain, realing backwards as the bullets strike her. Instinctively she drops down on the floor, covering her face with her hooves.
[20:34] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The shock of the bloody canine growling over the dead slaver must have cracked the pony's resolve. His pistol is quaking visibly as his shots miss all around the dog.
[20:36] * Snack_Cake is still keeping watch for North_Star... she hopes none of the slavers head their way.
[20:39] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  North_Star, sighting in Hack, suddenly recognizes the mare. She was one of the guards at Trestle.
[20:40] <Thunder_Strike>  /me spits on the roof cause she can't see the small group of slavers anymore. She turns and walks to the other side to get a view if the larger group of ska ers but stays back a bit to not be seen easily.
[20:42] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Thunder_Strike indeed lost visual on the group charging east. When she brings her attention back to the main group, she can see the mare continue to struggle. Otherwise, that situation is unchanged
[20:43] * Thunder_Strike isn't sure what she should do. She decides to hold fire until North_Star shoots.
[20:45] * Blackberry_Jam climbs through the window and levels her shotgun on the pony was until recently on fire. She fires two shots, just to be sure. Both barrels.
[20:49] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Blackberry_Jam fires one barrel then the other, the first cloud of shot strikes the mare in the rear right leg, spinning her around. The second shot rips into her left shoulder. The charred mare slumps dead to the ground.
[20:49] * Blackberry_Jam slides in next to Nyota and begins quickly assessing her injuries.
[20:50] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Hack's ears swivel as the sounds of shots being fired ring out. He pays it little minds, just his guys finishing off that mangy mutt. He continues to lean his weight into the surprisingly resilient mare.
[20:52] * Scrap charges at the slaver that fired at Mr. Wiggles, planing to do that same to him that he did to the other one.
[20:55] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Scrap leaps over Mr. Wiggles and glides into the last slaver. He pummels the stallion, heavy hoofstrikes knocking free the slaver's pistol and several teeth. He follows up the brutal barrage, leaving the stallion a broken heap.
[20:56] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Mr Wiggles snorts and darts back through the hole he made in the wall and out the window in his improvised three-legged gait.
[20:59] * North_Star takes a deep breath before finally firing a shot at Hack.
[21:04] * Snack_Cake nearly jumps out of her skin at the sound of that shot right next to her.
[21:05] * North_Star fires two more shots at Hack.
[21:06] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  North_Star sends three shots in total down range, they make tiny splashes in the much around Hack and the drowning mare.
[21:16] * Thunder_Strike takes aim at hack and fires twice.
[21:18] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Thunder_Strike sends shots downrange. one goes wide, but the second strikes Hack in the chest. He hisses and turns. The mare under him sputters to the surface.
[21:19] * Thunder_Strike quickly ducks to hide.
[21:20] * Nyota blinks, confused as Blackberry_Jam examines her. "Did.. Did we get them?" Damn ,why was it always the face?
[21:21] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Nyota doesn't look too bad. Her ear is in tatters, but it looks worse than it is.
[21:25] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The slaves around the wagon go to ground as the shooting starts near them. The half dozen at the back scrabble toward the front, putting the wagon between them and the firing.
[21:26] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  One of the Slavers yells, "Sniper! Pony the mortar!"
[21:28] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  A pair of slaver's climb up the side of the wagon and start prepping the large weapon on top. The other five move up and between the wagon and where the shots came from, scanning the area.
[21:31] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Three of the slavers believe they have spotted something. The one with a rifle fires two shots.
[21:32] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Both his shots miss. The other's point toward the two, but their shotguns won't range.
[21:34] * Snack_Cake is still watching for approaching red blips! The sounds of gunfire are making her nervous, though. She makes sure she's ducked down behind cover.
[21:35] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The EFS hasn't changed, the slavers they are firing at are red, and the slaves green.
[21:36] * Thunder_Strike returns fire at the pony with the rifle.
[21:43] * Thunder_Strike fires two more shots at the pony.
[21:44] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  One of the first grouping of shots takes the rifle pony in the chest, the second grouping sizzles around him.
[21:46] * Blackberry_Jam gives a decisive nod. "Pretty sure. Hopefully that got their attention..." She says, wrapping Nyota's wounded ear in a bandage. She reloads again, offering her hoof to help the zebra in disguise. "Kamikaze, let's move." She hollars down the hall, doing a quick search of the bodies.
[21:47] * Nyota takes the hoof and stands up. "Thanks..  Yeah.. Lets hurry back!"
[21:49] * Blackberry_Jam doubletimes it back, following the metaphorical trail of fire that Mr. Wiggles was blazing.
[21:51] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  BJ didn't take time to rifle through their pockets, but she tosses two .32 pistols, and 3 5.57 pistols into her bag as she takes off, The wagon is about 400 feet away from this house.
[21:54] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Hack wraps his chain-lash around the neck of the mare beneath him. He pulls her up to her hooves and holds her in front of him while directing the others.
[21:57] * Scrap flies down the hall and back out to check the situation outside.
[21:58] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Mr Wiggles is far in the distance, having sprinted nearly 100 yards away. Blackberry ahs also taken off in the direction of the wagon.
[22:05] * Scrap flies around close to the ground to come up behind the slaver group.
[22:12] * North_Star lowered his rifle. A pony shield. He hoped Slash wouldn't miss his brother. "Snack. I'm going in close." He said, climbing down from his spot. "Stay here. Shout if there's trouble." He said before he sling his rifle over his back, going into a run towards the slaver wagon.
[22:14] * Snack_Cake is shaking a little. She nods, and whispers, "Be careful..."
[22:19] * North_Star gallops towards the closer group of slavers, sliding to a halt before whipping his rifle in his hooves and firing two shots at the closest slaver.
[22:20] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  North_Star skids to a halt and fires, but his shots go wide.
[22:23] * Nyota gallops as fast as her legs can carry her back towards the wagon, not being able to do much else other then that as she arives upon the scene.
[22:25] * Thunder_Strike turns and trots to the back of the building, then she leaps over the edge and glides down to the ground to find a new place to attack from.
[22:26] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Mr Wiggles charges toward the group of five slavers, attempting to throw himself into the nearest.
[22:28] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Mr. Wiggles lunges at him, leaping at the shotgun-wielding slaver. A missile with a toothy warhead. His flying tackle sends the slaver sprawling.
[22:31] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Mr. Wiggles pins the stallion to the ground, holding in his teeth as his struggles only cause him to rend himself more on the massive dogs fangs.
[22:32] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The slaves continue to cower, the mare struggling feebly against Hack.
[22:33] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Two slavers with lead pipes assault Mr. Wiggles who is pinning their companion.
[22:35] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The first lands two solid blows on the dog, but the second slaver only gets one hit in before his wild flailing takes his buddy in the head on the backswing. Mr. Wiggles growls under the onslaught, keeping his jaws around the prone pony.
[22:38] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The other shotgun slaver tries to get a shot on the dog in their mist as well, but misses.
[22:39] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The Slaver with the assault rifle grins at North_Star as he fires two bursts.
[22:49] <Mister_Clacky|GM> Five of the six rounds tear into North_Star, the scything bullets pulling at his limbs like a marionette. He manages to keep his hooves.
[22:50] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  There is a thump as the mortar team looses a round.
[22:52] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The mortar round impacts Thunder_Strike's sniping position. Fortunately for her, she had ducked out. THe explosion blows a large chunk out of the roof.
[22:55] * North_Star staggered backwards, managing to keep a hold of his rifle. He cursed every god like diety he could think of at that point for his idiocity. Still, he was a mean son of a bitch, and he wasn't about to let superior firepower bring him down.
[22:56] * Snack_Cake hears that. It's close enough that it sounds like it was aimed at her! She shrieks in absolute terror. Explosives are extremely loud and scary! She needs to find someplace to hide under! To make sure she stays safe! She rushes down and hides in the smallest, lowest corner of the building she can find.
[23:00] * Thunder_Strike moves into cover infront of the building before firing at the assault rifle pony 2 times
[23:00] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  There is an exclamation from the front of the wagon. "Wiggles?!"
[23:03] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  North_Star sees the smug grin get blasted off the slaver's face as a bolt of magic lances into the side of his head, another bolt stikes him in the chest. He isn't dead, but he isn't smiling.
[23:03] * Blackberry_Jam joins Nyota at the edge of the fray, but is a little winded... she needs to quit smoking. Naaaaaah, she doesn't.
[23:05] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Hack is screaming behind his pony shield. "You fucks! Kill them! Kill them! KILL /THEM/!"
[23:10] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Another shot comes out of the distance and takes the riflepony in the right foreleg. He staggers but remains upright.
[23:11] * Scrap hearing several buildings explode, stops decides charging in is the best way to protect the others. He takes aim at the soon to be in better focus mass of slavers.
[23:11] <Scrap> Stops and*
[23:31] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Scrap barrels into one of the pipe-wielding ponies and sends him cartwheeling across the muck. He comes to rest with his neck at a wholely unnatural angle.
[23:36] * North_Star raises his rifle and rushes towards the pony who just shot him, ingoring the pain in his legs for now. When his rifle's muzzle could be kissed, he blasted one round at the pony head.
[23:42] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  North_Star gets the last smile as he blasts the rifle-pony's shiny white teeth out the back of his skull.
[23:45] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Mr. Wiggles loosens his grip on the prone shotgun pony and lunges back in for two more cruel bites, stilling the screaming slaver. He then turns his attention to the other pipe pony right beside him. He misses his first lunge, but the next two hit home, leaving the slaver looking rather gnawed upon.
[23:49] * Nyota pulls her gun from its holster, her crazed sprint to hte scene had left her heart racing, with a adrenaline infused fury she fires her gun four times into the closest slaverpony that's not already under attack. Screaming as she does so.
[23:52] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The slaves continue to huddle. Nyota's bullets rip into the slaver with the shotgun, the bullets setting him ablaze. he dives to the side, trying to extinguish himself in the muck, but his struggles quickly cease.
[23:54] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Hack, how has been doing nothing but hiding behind a shield and yelling, digs into his pack. He pushes the mare away and bites down on a metal cigar. The collars around the slaves necks begin to flash and beep. He hollars around clenched teeth. "Dead pony switch! Nopony move!"
[23:56] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The mortar crew stays with their weapon while the last surviving pony on the ground continues to thrash. Mr. Wiggles doesn't understand 'nopony move."
[23:58] * Snack_Cake is pretty much just going to stay hidden! No way is she going out there!
[23:58] * Blackberry_Jam swings her weapon around to point it at Hack. Oh... shit... Just when this day couldn't have gotten any worse. "Spit that thing out, now!" She shouts.
[23:59] * Nyota also trails her weapon over Hack.
[23:59] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  "I spit it out, they all go boom." He smiles around the detonator. "I'm impressed, though."
[23:59] * Scrap stops and stands, not wanting to escalate things.
[23:59] * Blackberry_Jam rolls her eyes a little. "Then disarm the damn thing! You've lost!"
[00:00] * Thunder_Strike peeks over the cover she is in and looks at him.
[00:01] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Hack nods. "Today, yes. But I'm going to walk away, and you're going to let me. Or they all die. We all do. Enough 60mm mortar munitions in the wagon to send us all to our reward."
[00:02] * Nyota shivers, clenching down on her pistol.
[00:03] * Blackberry_Jam looks between the slaves, the collars, and Hack. She grits her teeth and snaps her cigarette in half. "Then walk. But just know that someday, you're going to turn around. And we're going to be right there. You've got no slaves to hide behind, no shields to protect yourself. And then, you're going to die. Get me?"
[00:04] * North_Star rejoins the group, new assult rifle in his hooves and an empty bottle of whiskey tossed onto the rifle's previous owner. He shot a sneer at Hack as he shuffled closer to Blackberry_Jam
[00:05] <Nyota> "You will die slowly, I swear it!"
[00:06] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Hack turns and walks away, detonator in his teeth. The two mortar ponies scrabble down to follow. "We all die, but you're wrong. I've got more slaves. These were just a bonus on the mission." He stops at the lead pony hitched to the wagon. "I'll say high to your girls for you." He trots off. "Six days in Slaughterhouse! Don't forget the stable-pony!"
[00:07] * Thunder_Strike glares as he leaves. Then comes out of the cover and over to BJ
[00:07] * Blackberry_Jam holsters her weapon and hangs her head. "Bring me the wounded." She mutters quietly, setting her pack on the ground and digging out her tools.
[00:08] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Mr Wiggles takes a leaping start, but is quickly hollared down by the pony at the front. He obediently holds, growling.
[00:08] * Nyota holsters her weapon, moving away and bucks at a wall, screaming.
[00:09] * North_Star couldn't stand it anymore, missing his chance to kill him was one thing, but letting him walk away. "A real courier would hold his fucking ground!" He shouted at the leaving pony. "If I see your face again, I'll hang you with that fucking scarf!"
[00:12] * Thunder_Strike is uninjured, she looks at North_Star and winces. "Blackberry, I think north needs you more than the rest of us.
[00:12] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Cedar Cask collapses to the ground, or would if the harness he was chained into would let him. He weeps
[00:12] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  *****Session End*****
[00:12] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  2000 experience.
[00:13] <Mister_Clacky|GM> +2 karma for all. For the attempt at saving the slaves, and for not letting them be killed to get vengence.