FoE PNP Destiny Group Session 10

[17:07] <GM||WavemasterRyx> *** PnP Destiny Group: Session 10 Start ***
[17:07] <GM||WavemasterRyx> When we last left our heroes, they were busy recovering from their previous mission as the ship had dropped off at a black hole, much to their delight. After some serious chest wounds to their shipmates, and an impromptu dance party, we rejoin our heroes aboard as the ship makes its jump back into FTL.
[17:09] * High_Hopes is in Medical. That we know for certain! She's likely tending to the wounded, entirely unsure of how these ponies got hurt in the first place.
[17:09] * Clara has looked up how to care for her cute little larva, and is currently setting up a nice little home for it in her room!
[17:10] <Spades_Slick> Cammy's in  medical.
[17:12] * Spades_Slick is now known as Chameleon
[17:12] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Medical is crowded with patients, 7 ponies claimed by this mysterious injury. The head doctors are currently in their office, while Tiramisu is cleaning up one of the patients that didn't make it.
[17:14] * Astera is in her room, recently woken up from a impromptu dance party with a alien... Groaning she rolls out of bed and stretches, wiggling flank. "That, was weird..." She mutters to herself. Putting her hoodie on she goes on a stroll into the ship towards the mess hall.
[17:14] * High_Hopes joins Tiramisu at the patient's bed. "How could this happen..."
[17:17] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Tiramisu shakes her head, "I don't know... All the tests we ran were inconclusive... it's just as if suddenly there was massive trauma that originated from inside them..."
[17:17] * Swept_Wing and Swoop had been in the bar, and Swoop had gotten a little too drunk, passing out.
[17:18] * Swept_Wing had just carried her back to her room.
[17:19] * High_Hopes trots to the changeling. At least this one was alive... She rests a hoof on the comatose insect's shoulder. "Just... just don't die on me... okay?"
[17:20] * Clara spends her free time trying to make sure the larva is nice and safe and comfortable before she's called away for something.
[17:20] * Chameleon doesn't respond. obviously. :3
[17:20] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Cammy's condition was actually one of the less serious. She happened to be close by on her security rounds when she went down. The pony making the rounds with her was able to get her in quick.
[17:22] * High_Hopes approaches the offices of the higher ranking doctors and knocks quietly.
[17:24] * Astera trotts up to the counter in the mess hall, scratching a hoof through her mane. Smiling a little she takes a look at the menu, before taking a Daisy sanwich and a juicebox. Sitting down at a table and nomming happily.
[17:25] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Hopes can hear Vial's grumbling, but the much nicer mare doctor answers, "Please, come in." There's a small knock on Clara's door.
[17:26] * Clara looks up from the larva, and trots to the door to open it. She has a little smile on her face.
[17:27] * Swept_Wing smiles. "Sleep tight little sis." He closes her door quietly before setting back down the hallway, heading back towards the bar.
[17:27] * High_Hopes slowly and carefully opens the door. Staring intently at the floor, she mutters, "Um... what exactly... er... um... just what exactly happened?"
[17:29] <GM||WavemasterRyx> At Clara's door is Commander Daylight, looking a little worn, "Oh, hello, Clara. I know this is a little informal, but I wanted to at least personally congratulate you. Your entire team is being promoted to the rank of Private, with an appropriate credit allotment added to your accounts."
[17:30] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Dr. Homegrown gives her best comforting smile, trotting over to the door to rest a hoof on Hopes' shoulder, "We're not sure, dear. It was definitely related to our proximity to the black hole, but beyond that, we don't know."
[17:31] * Swept_Wing arrives back in the still-empty bar, devoid of even the bartender. He sits down at the counter, picking up his still-unfinished whiskey, taking a drink.
[17:31] * Clara looks surprised. "Oh! I did not think... we did nothing special, did we?" She's kinda flustered. "I... thank you!"
[17:34] * High_Hopes grimaces. "So... wha-what do we do? Those ponies out there in very critical condition! Are we running tests? Or taking samples? Or... or..." She stammers, rather flustered herself.
[17:36] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Daylight smiles softly, "Well, you all have been putting in really good work... This promotion has actually been coming for a while, it just kinda fell through with the day to day activity... If you'll excuse me, I still need to alert the rest of your team."
[17:37] <GM||WavemasterRyx> A unicorn comes trotting into the bar, looking quite flustered as he looks around, "Oh... is Mojito not in?"
[17:38] * Clara perks up slightly. "Oh... sorry! You must be very busy! Thank you! Once again!"
[17:40] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Dr. Vial spins around in his chair, looking at the console on the back wall, Homegrown shakes her head slightly, "The most we can do is try to make them comfortable... There's something weird about the readings we got back on citizen Flask..."
[17:40] * Swept_Wing looks up from staring at his whiskey. "Nope. Suddenly had massive internal bleeding in his chest, was rushed off to medical."
[17:41] * High_Hopes looks up slightly. "W-weird? What d-does that mean?"
[17:42] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Commander Daylight gives Clara a small salute, "Well, take care, Private. See you next mission." She takes a few steps back to check her pipbuck, then trots off down the hallway.
[17:45] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Homegrown sighs a little, "Her readings... they were... like the Blanks... We think whatever did this attacked her soul..."
[17:46] * High_Hopes blinks. Souls? She'd never seen a soul in any of her textbooks on pony anatomy. "Wha-what?"
[17:48] * Astera finishes her sandwich, rolling her eyes as she sips up the juice box. Sliding out of the chair she makes her way towards the showers.. 'Lets see if I can repair these pipbuck locations..'
[17:48] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Dr. Vial scoffs, "They never teach you wet-skirts they important things, do they?"
[17:49] <GM||WavemasterRyx> The unicorn blanches a little more, "M-Mojito too? I d-don't believe this..."
[17:49] * High_Hopes lowers her head again, casting a shade over her eyes. "I g-guess not..."
[17:53] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Dr. Homegrown pulls herself a little closer to Hopes, "It's not something the crown is very proud of... Back in the days of the war, there were experiments creating ponies without souls, so Equestria would have a limitless supply of expendable troops... You may have seen one onboard actually, they've been given a new life as messengers."
[17:53] * Swept_Wing nods. "It's pretty strange, that's for sure." He takes a drink. "As for what's causing it, my money's on that black hole."
[17:54] * High_Hopes doesn't say a word. She just lets her bangs hang over her eyes, quietly fuming.
[17:57] <GM||WavemasterRyx> The showers are right where Astera left them last time, they currently seem to be completely devoid of activity.
[17:59] <GM||WavemasterRyx> The unicorn throws himself onto a stool near Swept, "It... it happened to o-one of my friends too... in the lab... I... I can't believe this..."
[17:59] * Astera looks around in the shower. 'There should be a sensor or something around here... Thats how these works, right?'
[18:02] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Homegrown sighs again, "I know... back during the war a lot of bad things happened. But yes... Flask's readings very closely resembled that of a Blank it's... very... strange..."
[18:02] * Swept_Wing offers the unicorn a glass of whiskey. "I saw at least one other pony being carried down to medical in a similar condition too."
[18:03] * High_Hopes frowns a little more. "Good d-day, Doctors..." she says, trotting out of medical and tossing her mask into the trash.
[18:05] <GM||WavemasterRyx> The unicorn takes the whiskey in his hooves, "T-thanks..." In the showers, Astera is able to find the hatch for the tag module, after a little searching.
[18:07] * Astera trotts up to the  hatch and floats out a screwdriver from her small toolkit. "Alright.. Found you, lets see whats wrong.." Looking to the left and right to make sure none was around she begins.
[18:07] * Clara gives the little larva one more quick check before she heads out of her room. She needs to take a walk! She decides to visit the garden.
[18:07] <Swept_Wing> "Welcome." He takes a drink. "Name's Swept Wing by the way."
[18:16] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Inside the hatch, Astera finds that some of the connectors for the tag module hadn't been properly installed, and one was even cracked slightly. It takes a little effort, but when she finally pulls back, there's a soft ping on her PipBuck, showing the tag.
[18:18] * Astera throws her hooves into the air and gives a small cheer."Woo~" Closing the hatch she looks around with a happy grin. Then procceeds to take a shower while she was there anyway.
[18:18] <GM||WavemasterRyx> The unicorn nods a little, shaking more as he lifts the drink to his lips. He stops, unable to keep it steady enough to actually drink it, "G-Gattaca..."
[18:21] * Swept_Wing nods. "Slow down there, nice and easy now."
[18:22] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Dr. Homegrown lets out another small sigh, she follows Hopes just out to the Medical bay. She wants to say something, but isn't sure, so she just goes to check on the rest of the patients. There's a soft beeping from one which she heads over to.
[18:23] * High_Hopes stands at the door to Medical, looking at Homegrown over her shoulder. She wants to say something, but she doesn't think she knows strong enough words to describe how she feels.
[18:26] <GM||WavemasterRyx> The unicorn nods again, slower, "Y-yeah... I just... They always tell you these things can happen but seeing it..."
[18:27] * Clara takes a nice deep breath once she enters the garden, smiling warmly as she looks at all the plants.
[18:30] <GM||WavemasterRyx> A few ponies come into the bathroom as Astera is taking her shower, one of which happens to be Daylight, "Oh, there you are, Countess. I hope I'm not interrupting..."
[18:30] * Swept_Wing nods. "I've, gotten used to it." He says. "Flew Verts back in the E.A.F. for over 15 years before signing on here."
[18:31] * Astera looks back towards Daylight, standing under the stream of water she closes her eyes and stretches her neck. "..What is it?"
[18:34] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Gattaca looks down into his drink, "I... this is the closest I've ever been to military... I-I'm just a citizen..."
[18:36] * Clara heads toward the center of the garden and finds a bench to sit on.
[18:37] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Daylight makes sure to stay out of the showering area, "Well, ma'am, I've just been going around contacting your team. I wanted to personally congratulate each of you. Your team is all being promoted to Privates and credits added to your accounts for equipment and supplies for withdrawl from the Manufactorum."
[18:41] * Swept_Wing nods. "This is a lot less, well, intense than I'm used to, plus being at the bottom rung of the latter isn't something I'm used to." He takes another drink and shrugs. "I'm just here to fly the Shuttles and make sure Countess Astera doesn't die."
[18:50] * Astera turns her head to look at Daylight once more. "Thank you, I take it this also mean that our missions will be those of higher priority and thereby a higher chance of danger." She says as she finishes her shower, trotting o ut of it and dries herself with a towel.
[18:51] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Gattaca takes a very slow drink, his hooves shaking only a little less, "O-oh, you're with the C-Countess? I... I've just w-worked in a lab my whole life... I d-didn't think this would be any different..."
[18:55] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Homegrown is checking over the unicorn laid out on the table. She starts moving much faster as the beeping increases, becoming a loud, single note.
[18:56] * Swept_Wing nods. "I'm one of her escorts, so to speak." He takes yet another drink. "It's quite a big change for you, I'd imagine."
[18:56] * High_Hopes turns around, a little frightened by that noise, if it was what she thought it was. "D-Doctor? Is everything all right?"
[18:57] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Daylight smiles gently, "Oh, your missions have always been very important. But it does seem like they're much more dangerous than we'd first thought..." Gattaca takes a small sip too, "I didn't think it would... n-now... I just want to go home..."
[18:59] * Clara rests on the bench, relaxing in the comforting atmosphere.
[19:00] <GM||WavemasterRyx> From the other side of the room, Tiramisu comes galloping over, dragging a cart of equipment. Homegrown grabs a mask assembly from the cart pressing it into place, "His heart and breathing's stopped."
[19:02] * High_Hopes rushes over. Now wasn't the time for her to be angry! She needed to help! She glances at the EKG and then to the patient. "Code blue!" She yelps, turning back to the crash cart, assuming that's what Tiramisu brought over.
[19:03] * Swept_Wing takes a drink. "How about we lighten the mood a little, eh?" He pulls out his harmonica.
[19:04] * Astera nods and finishes drying herself. "Mhm, going on a hike which turned into a  dissaster.. " She mumbles to herself. "Would that be all? I have a few errands I need to take care of." She says as she puts her gear on.
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[19:05] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Homegrown keeps the respirator going, moving to the side to make room for Hopes and Tiramisu. The mare has started up the shock paddles and is currently spreading conducting gel over the patients chest. Homegrown nods, "You get the paddles, Hopes."
[19:07] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Daylight nods a little, "Of course, Countess. I still need to find the rest of your team. Take care, ma'am." The unicorn looks up at Swept and nods a little, "That would be nice..."
[19:07] * Astera waits for Daylight to leave before leaving the showers herself. Making her way towards the armory.. She had a weapon to replace.
[19:07] * Swept_Wing twirls his harmonica, bringing it up to his muzzle and starting to play this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXUn0g4BI_Y
[19:08] * Slicerness ([email protected]) Quit ( Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client )
[19:08] * High_Hopes siezes them in her telekinesis and waits for the signal. A bead of sweat drips down her forehead as she nods back. "Right! Clear!"
[19:09] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Homegrown and Tiramisu both pull back, the senior Doctor giving Hopes a nod.
[19:14] * High_Hopes clicks down both buttons on the defibrilator and presses them as forcefully as she can on the patient's chest. Just like in training... Except, you know, the training dummies don't usually die if you mess up.
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[19:16] * Grim is now known as Golden_Breeze
[19:24] <GM||WavemasterRyx> The unicorn's body jumps in response to the shock. The beeping on the monitors moves erradically for a few seconds before it starts to slowly normallize. Homegrown moves back in, placing the mask back over his  face, "Good. Good he's at sinus rhythm."
[19:25] * High_Hopes looks him over. This is hardly good. Ponies don't go into cardiac arrest for no reason. "S-sure..."
[19:25] * Swept_Wing 's harmonic playing fills the bar, spilling out into the hall and echoing through the corridors of the ship.
[19:26] <Swept_Wing> harmonica*]
[19:27] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Gattaca relaxes a little with the sound of the harmonica, staring into his drink again and swaying slowly.
[19:30] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Homegrown lets the other pony take over the respirator and moves to look over the instruments, "It's a start at least... I think it will probably be safest to move him to stasis while we try to find a more permanent solution... He's one of the ones I told you about. With the strange readings..."
[19:31] * Astera has made her purchases and is now idling in her quarters.
[19:31] * Clara takes a little nap in the garden...
[19:32] * Swept_Wing is now playing this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0JB4wxtSJk
[19:33] * High_Hopes nods slowly. "Okay... I'll move him, then."
[19:35] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Homegrown nods gently, "You and Tira see him to the stasis room. I'll clean up here, then you can go ahead and end your shift."
[19:38] * High_Hopes looks to Tiramisu and undoes the locks on the stretcher. "Let's get him out of here..."
[19:42] <GM||WavemasterRyx> The rest of the day passes very uneventfully as Destiny cruises along under FTL. Commander Daylight stops by the bar to inform Swept Wing of his promotion, and the rooms of the other members later that night. It's another two days before Destiny finally drops out of FTL, and Advance Team 1 is called down to the Gate Room.
[19:45] * Swept_Wing arrives first, his Dan Wesson now sporting an 8" barrel and a scope.
[19:45] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Of the ponies that had been afflicted by the myserious attack, another one unfortunately didn't make it, and two are still unconcious. The remaining three, including Chameleon, were able to fortunately make a full recovery.
[19:46] * High_Hopes rises groggily and brushies out her mane. Slipping into her sweater and collecting her new-found medicine, she trots quickly to the Gate Room. She had a bad feeling about this, but this isn't anything new.
[19:50] * Astera slips into her newly aquired security barding, checks her plasma pistol and gathers the rest of her equipment. Lastly floating a necklace of her neck and onto her bed, looking at it with a sad smile for a few seconds she turns and starts to head for the gate room
[19:52] * Clara jumps slightly, awoken by the notification on her PipBuck. She takes a moment to check it, before taking on her pegasus form and rushing down to the gate room in a hurry.
[19:55] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Commander Daylight is waiting in the Gate Room, as each of you enters she gives you as best a smile as she can manage, waiting for the entire team to assemble. The unicorn stallion is at the Gate controlls again.
[19:56] * High_Hopes nods politely, stepping out of the way to let the important ponies in first.
[19:56] * Swept_Wing is wearing his old EAF Pilot's uniform, the patches on it resewn to reflect the correct rank and things. "Swoop isn't feeling well, so she won't be joining us."
[19:57] * High_Hopes looks at Swept and fidgets. "Is she all right? I didn't see her in Medical..."
[19:58] * Astera nods at Daylight smiling back. Looking around herself at the gathered ponies in the room. "Another day, another planet.." She mumbles with a odd smirk on her face.
[19:58] * Chameleon stumbles in with a huge yawn. Stupid command. making her work night shift right after getting her chest ripped open by something. wouldn't even tell her what it was! She got shiny new security armor that's been reinforced out of it though!
[19:58] <Swept_Wing> "She'll be fine. I told her to go down to medical earlier, but she wasn't having any of that."
[19:59] * High_Hopes frowns. "I can make a house call, if she'd like... I don't want her to have to feel sick if she doesn't absolutely have to..."
[20:01] * Swept_Wing shakes his head. "Nahh, she'd just get pissy and yell at them" He chuckles.
[20:01] * High_Hopes takes a moment to magically organize her inventory. "Oh... that's... okay, I gues..."
[20:01] * Chameleon licks her lips and wiggles a little mumbling "G'mornin'..."
[20:03] * Astera nods at Chameleon. "Good morning Cammy. Feeling ready for this, or should you perhaps ask if you can get some last minute coffee." She says with a wink.
[20:04] * Chameleon perks up at the mention of coffee "Caffeeeeeeeeeeine~" she yawns "I'd rather not run around the ship though..."
[20:05] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Daylight smiles and floats a small thremos off the Gate console and offers it to Chameleon, "Well... ready for the briefing?"
[20:05] * High_Hopes gives a slight nod. "Yes sir."
[20:06] <Swept_Wing> "Yes ma'am."
[20:06] * Astera nods. "Mhm.."
[20:06] * Chameleon blinks at the thermos and takes it with her forehooves smiling and sits down sipping at it's contents
[20:06] * Clara probably only just makes it into the gate room, because of being asleep whent he call came.
[20:07] * Clara says, pretty distressed, "I am sorry! I was asleep! Please forgive me for being late!"
[20:08] <Astera> "Well, now we are ready."
[20:09] <GM||WavemasterRyx> The thermos is full of coffee, a very nice blend. Daylight nods to Clara, giving her a small smile, "It's perfectly fine, I was just about to start. This is going to be a standard planetary reconnisance. You'll be looking for anything interesting and make note of it. Report back in two hours, and we'll decide if anything requires further investigation."
[20:11] <Chameleon> "Interesting like /Body snatching cyborgs/? Or maybe zombie parasites this time."
[20:11] * Chameleon is snarky on little sleep
[20:12] * Swept_Wing would not like to be abducted again.
[20:12] * Astera hushes Chameleon, and nods towards the gate. "Do you have any intel to give us about this planet before we go down there?"
[20:13] * High_Hopes blinks. "P-p-parasites?
[20:13] * Clara frowns slightly. All of the ponies seem angry...
[20:13] * High_Hopes is soooooooo angry.
[20:13] * Chameleon isn't angry. just snarky and tired.
[20:14] * Astera isnt angry. Just herself.
[20:14] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Daylight's smile drops a little from Chameleon's comments, "Well we can never really know what's going to happen on a mission... This planet appears to have a fairly dry climate, clear skies and low winds. Sand."
[20:15] * High_Hopes shivers a little. "S-s-sand parasites?"
[20:15] <Swept_Wing> "...Sand. Make sure to keep your weapons clean."
[20:16] * Clara is only a mental health specialist! She doesn't know how to keep weapons clean!
[20:16] * Astera smirks at that. "So its a trip to the beach for two hours, then report back here for further instructions. Lovely." Looking at her companions. "Ready when you are."
[20:17] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Daylight pulls over a large cargo container and flips it open, inside are a bunch of canteens, "Here, just in case, make sure you've got enough water. You still have your remote, right Countess?"
[20:18] * High_Hopes nods a little. Drinking water is good...
[20:19] * Astera looks back at her saddlebags for a second before turning back at Daylight, giving a slight nod. "I do, yes."
[20:20] * High_Hopes trots over to the container and collects three canteens. You can never be to prepared!
[20:20] * Swept_Wing grabs one of the canteens.
[20:21] * Clara carefully picks up a canteen, hanging it snugly around her neck.
[20:21] <GM||WavemasterRyx> The Commander nods and takes a step back before snapping her hoof up in salute, "Safe journey, Privates."
[20:22] * Swept_Wing snaps off a salute in return. "Okay ponies, let's move."
[20:23] * High_Hopes drops the canteens in her ORGANIZED saddlebag.
[20:23] * Astera uses her magic to grab two canteens, dropping them in her saddlebags. Nodding, then saluting the commander.
[20:24] * Chameleon grabs a canteen and gives the thermos back to Daylight with a smile "Thanks for the coffee. It was really good."
[20:26] * High_Hopes adjusts her sweater. She suddenly wishes that she'd dressed lighter. "Won't it get hot in these uniforms?"
[20:28] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Daylight takes the thermos back and smiles gently, "You're welcome, Private, I'm happy I could help."
[20:32] <GM||WavemasterRyx> She turns to Hopes, "Well the Kino registered it as fairly temperate, but if your situation changes on-site, you may want to keep the uniform around."
[20:32] * High_Hopes nods slowly. This stupid thing was really itchy! "Oh... I understand..."
[20:33] <GM||WavemasterRyx> The open Gate continues to glow gently, basking the room in its light.
[20:36] * Chameleon makes a :I face and trots through since no one else will.
[20:36] * Astera steps forward and through the gate. "See you when we get back.."
[20:37] * High_Hopes is hesitant to follow. This will probably always scare her. It's just one of those things she'll never get used to. She follows through after Astera.
[20:37] * Clara takes a deep breath and follows through the gate.
[20:37] * Swept_Wing trots through last.
[20:38] * High_Hopes casts Spell Closet, hanging her Heal spell in anticipation of /something/ terribly wrong.
[20:39] * High_Hopes 's horn glows as she trots through the gate. Weeeeeeeee~
[20:41] <GM||WavemasterRyx> After the short trip through the gate, the team emerges onto the other side. Just as Daylight had said, the skies above are clear and blue, with gentle sandy hills stretching into the distance. As the gate's connection closes, two giant monoliths like the jaws of pliers shoot from the sandy ground, clamping onto the ring of the gate with a loud clang.
[20:42] * Astera turns and looks at the gate, blinking a little surprised.. "Is it suposed to to do that?"
[20:43] * High_Hopes yelps louder, ducking to the ground and covering her head in her hooves.
[20:43] * Chameleon sighs, not even bothering to look back "Things went wrong. didn't they?"
[20:43] <Swept_Wing> "I don't think so..."
[20:43] * Swept_Wing shrugs
[20:44] * Astera  floats up her remote and atempts to redial the gate back to Destiny. "Let see if I can redial, they wanted to know of unusual activity... I think this is one of them."
[20:44] * Chameleon pats High_Hopes on the back "It'll be okay. probably. maybe. We're not likely to die. Just maybe get maimed."
[20:44] * Clara jumps at the sound, turning to look, concerned.
[20:45] * High_Hopes shudders, sniffling gently. "That's n-not helping!"
[20:45] <Chameleon> "No, it's really not, is it?"
[20:45] * Chameleon scratches her chin and shrugs
[20:47] <GM||WavemasterRyx> When Astera tries to trigger the dialing sequence, the gate groans slightly, you can hear the mechanisms trying to move, but the ring goes nowhere.
[20:47] * Chameleon plops down on her plot next to High_Hopes "I probably should say the next thought that came to my head."
[20:47] <Chameleon> shouldn't*
[20:47] * High_Hopes looks up, still cowering. "P-please don't..."
[20:48] <Chameleon> "Okie dokies." She's disturbingly cheerful.
[20:48] <Swept_Wing> "Well shit."
[20:48] * Astera mutters. "Shit.." and floats the remote back into her bags. "Alright, looks like this, mechanism here keeps the gate locked in place. We cannot dial back.."
[20:49] <GM||WavemasterRyx> An echoing wave of sound sweeps overhead. From the structure, it is almost certainly speech, but the meaning is completely lost. In your heads however, you can almost see words forming. <"Intruders...">
[20:50] * High_Hopes just lies there. She should have just stayed in bed! She should have just stayed at home! She never should have come here! Nothing ever goes right when she's around.
[20:50] <Chameleon> "Nope. not intruders. Wayfarers. Here we are, and we'll be out of your hair...or...scalps...skin...gas, ooze, whatever. We're leaving soon~"
[20:50] * Swept_Wing frowns, unclipping the strap that held his revolver in the holster. "We need to move."
[20:52] * Astera trotts a little closer to the crazy changeling. Looking around wearily. "Swept is right.. We should get some distance from the gate."
[20:52] * Clara is more than a little shaky right now. She takes out her dinky little laser pistol, trembling a bit.
[20:52] * High_Hopes mutters. "I wanna go home..." She says, trembling quite a lot.
[20:52] * Chameleon scratches her mane "Well. we're all fliers and I can carry Hopes. I suggest not walking. plus this is a scouting mission, right? what better way to scout than in the air?"
[20:53] <Chameleon> "Course if they're advanced enough to do this they likely have projectile weapons or anti-air capabilities..."
[20:53] * Chameleon is still as chipper as ever. like pinkie pie, is she was morbid.
[20:53] <Chameleon> if*
[20:54] * Astera glances at Cammy. "Not helping Cammy..." she mutters.
[20:54] <GM||WavemasterRyx> <"You Trespassers have defiled my Land...">
[20:54] <Chameleon> "See? Like I said. no walking."
[20:55] * Swept_Wing lofts into the air. "We need to move, /now/."
[20:55] <Astera> "Alright, lets get out of here. Move!" She flies up and waits for the others.
[20:56] * Clara extends her wings, eyes squeezed shut. She flies up to the others. No way she was being left alone!
[20:56] * Chameleon pats High_Hopes's back and stands up "Well I guess you're with me then!" She picks the mare up and flies off after the others
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[20:59] * Astera casts Equestria's Love as she starts to fly in any direction away from the gate. Shielding herself from the heat.
[21:00] * Swept_Wing doesn't care about the heat. The inside of a Vertibuck was about as hot as this.
[21:03] <Swept_Wing> "I'd suggest making sure that your weapons stay clear. If sand gets into the wrong spot, they won't work, or might just explode when you fire them."
[21:03] <GM||WavemasterRyx> The torrent of sound plays again overhead, <"Scurry away... You cannot evade... you are only spreading your contamination."> At the word 'spreading' Clara feels a slight twinge somewhere deep inside.
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[21:07] * ChanServ sets mode +qo SpencerDespenser|GM SpencerDespenser|GM for #FruityRumpusAssholeFactory
[21:10] * SpencerDespenser|GM is now known as High_Hopes
[21:11] * Clara blinks. She has this strange feeling...
[21:11] * Astera just tries to put as much ground between her and the gate as possible. Looking around. "Seeing anything?!"
[21:12] * High_Hopes is hanging onto Cammy for dear life. She doesn't like flying! Not one bit!
[21:17] <GM||WavemasterRyx> As they look around, nopony can see anything except sand and the occasional outcropping of rocks stretching out into the distance. Swept and Hopes both notice something strange about the sky, almost like parts of it are discolored.
[21:18] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Only Hopes is able to realize, the patterns in the sky are the same as those on the surface of the metal clamping the gate in place.
[21:18] <Swept_Wing> "Sand, sand, sand, and more sand. There's something funky with the sky though. Looks discolored in parts."
[21:18] * High_Hopes taps Cammy on the shoulder, pointing up to the distorted sky. "Up there..."
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[21:24] * Clara is following the others slowly, very nervous. She doesn't like this place. Not one bit.
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[21:54] * Golden_Breeze is now known as Grim
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[21:56] * Chameleon looks up
[22:01] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Hopes tries to point out what she'd noticed about the sky to you, but to your highly trained changeling eyes, it just looks like sky.
[22:05] * Astera looks up as she sees Hopes pointing upwards with a hoof. Cause why not.
[22:06] * Swept_Wing follows Hopes' gaze upward, wondering what she had caught that he didn't.
[22:09] <GM||WavemasterRyx> At Hopes' pointing it out, but Astera and Swept are able to notice the pattern in the sky.
[22:11] * Clara is a little too distracted to notice Hopes pointing at first, but eventually she catches on and looks up as well.
[22:16] * Astera gives the pattern a wary glance. "There is something wrong with the sky!" She calls out to the others as she keeps flying, on the lookout for any change in the terrain.
[22:17] * Clara doesn't know what's wrong with it. "What... is it?"
[22:17] <Astera> No idea, it just dosnt look natural! Some sort of pattern!
[22:18] * Chameleon glances up, probably still not seeing it.
[22:18] <GM||WavemasterRyx> The sound washes over you all again, <"There is nothing wrong with My Sky!">
[22:19] <Swept_Wing> "Uhh, yeahhhh. Sure there isn't."
[22:19] * Chameleon mumbles "You're egotistical, aren't you?"
[22:20] * Clara is a little intimidated.
[22:22] <Astera> "Then what is happening too it!? And why can't we leave through the gate?!" She calls out to the entity, it could obviously hear them
[22:25] <GM||WavemasterRyx> <"Well... I suppose you are correct... There is something wrong with My Sky... It's full of Trespassers."> There's a long pause, <"I have stopped you from leaving... because you must be made to pay...">
[22:28] * Astera speeds up a little, pushing her wings as fast as she can"Pay?! What have we ever done to you? Just open the gate and we'll leave this place!"
[22:29] * Clara is trembling a bit. "W...what did I do? I am sorry! I did not mean to do anything!"
[22:29] * Swept_Wing keeps pace with Astera
[22:32] <GM||WavemasterRyx> <"Your kind has intruded upon many worlds under my care... planted these devises through which you traveled...">
[22:36] * Astera blinks, looking more worried now. "What are you?!"
[22:37] <Chameleon> "An ass. We're small fries and he's throwing a hissy fit about a couple of ponies visiting a nice place. How were we supposed to know it was his back yard?"
[22:38] * Astera glances at Cammy with a little smirk. "What she said!"
[22:38] * Clara is muttering quietly, "Sorry sorry sorry sorry..."
[22:39] <GM||WavemasterRyx> <"I am the Owner of this world. Of many worlds."> There's another pause, <"Oh... so you have some spirit, for such tiny life forms, do you? Perhaps you do have value to me...">
[22:40] <Chameleon> "Sorry, but my 'being a slave' and 'being in a harem' quotas are full up. I can maybe fit you in...eh, next never."
[22:40] * Swept_Wing chuckles.
[22:42] <Astera> "How about you show yourself instead! Then we can talk!"
[22:47] * Clara is just hovering in place, trembling. She wants to go back to the ship!
[22:47] <GM||WavemasterRyx> The tones wash over you, beaming the voice's laughter into your minds. You can see a large, straight shaft of glistening metal burst from the sands in the distance ahead of you, <"You don't seem to understand... You are /inside/ me. But... if you continue to amuse me... then I shall let you go.">
[22:48] <Swept_Wing> "Say what now?"
[22:48] <Chameleon> "Kinky."
[22:48] * Clara doesn't like the sound of that. "You... what...? How...?"
[22:50] * Astera slows down, hovering in the air she looks all around herself, ending on that pillar in the sand. "What do you want from us, then?" She snorts and whispers. "I dont like the sound of this..."
[22:50] <Swept_Wing> "Me neither..."
[22:51] <GM||WavemasterRyx> You can see as the shaft is followed by something that bends like an arm, pushing against the sand to lift up a massive silvery body.
[22:52] <Chameleon> "Last I checked I wasn't inside of a giant metal thingy. Therefore I'm not inside of you."
[22:53] * Astera gawks at the silvery body. "What in the name of the Princesses is that..."
[22:56] * Swept_Wing stares at it. "No, fucking, idea."
[22:57] <GM||WavemasterRyx> When the thing finishes pulling itself to full hight, it's an enormous, spindly monstrosity on two legs like a diamond dog, but one of its arms ending in the giant slab of metal. It also stands at nearly ten times the height of the gate. The voice calls out, <"Defeat it... if you wish to leave.">
[22:58] <Chameleon> "Yep I was right, you're an ass."
[22:58] * Astera grits her teeth. "This is bad..."
[22:59] * Astera glances between Chameleon and Swept_Wing. "Any suggestions?"
[22:59] <Chameleon> "Shoot it?"
[23:00] * Swept_Wing draws his Magnum. "Shoot it."
[23:00] <Swept_Wing> "A lot."
[23:00] * Astera hovers up her plasma pistol. "Alright then..."
[23:00] * Clara floats backward a bit. She doesn't want any part of this!
[23:06] <GM||WavemasterRyx> As the monstronsity begins to stalk forward, swaying back and forth as it walks, Swept and Clara both notice that its metal body is likewise covered in the same lined patterns, although they seem seem different, like they were drawn together in some spots.
[23:13] * Clara has no idea what she's supposed to do! She doesn't even know what this thing /is/! She calls out, "Can we talk this over? We did not mean to do anything wrong, honest!"
[23:16] <GM||WavemasterRyx> <"But where's the /fun/ in talking...">
[23:20] * Clara stammers, "Talking is fun... very fun..." She doesn't sound like she's having fun.
[23:21] <Chameleon> "You and I have very differing definitions of fun."
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[23:22] * SpencerDespenser|GM is now known as High_Hopes
[23:25] * High_Hopes , having been here the whole time, is freaking the fuck out right now. She's likely wet herself, and trembles in fear on whoever's back.
[23:26] * Chameleon 's back is wet. honestly? It's an improvement. means the air is cooling her off a bit.
[23:29] * Chameleon flies closer to Astera and gently slides hopes off onto the alicorn's back "Take care of her. Alicorns gotta shield thingy right? Use that." She unslings her rifle now that she's got unblocked access to it and sights down the barrel
[23:30] * High_Hopes feels a little safer, but not much. She's still too terrified to resist much as she's dumped onto Astera.
[23:30] * Astera nods at Chameleon, looking back at Hopes. "Don't worry, I got you."
[23:32] * Chameleon takes two shots at the metal giant
[23:39] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Chameleon's two shots punch deep into the monster's stomach, sending out enormous sprays of black ichor as it leans back, emitting a fittingly monstrous bellow.
[23:40] <Swept_Wing> "Oil?"
[23:40] * High_Hopes eeps at the gunshots, clinging tight to Astera's back. "I... I really hope so... I'm s-scared..."
[23:43] * Astera glares at the monster, raising her alicorn shield as she fires once with her magical pistol. "You'll be fine..." She says between gritted teeths.
[23:43] * Chameleon calls over to High_Hopes "Sorry! If I could avoid this I would, but...well...I can't."
[23:44] * High_Hopes eeps again, covering her ears with her hooves. This situation was way too stressful! She could hardly think straight.
[23:48] <GM||WavemasterRyx> The magic blasts from Astera's gun but in grave misfortune bounces from the inside of the shield, glancing past Astera and Hopes with a very near miss.
[23:49] * Astera ducks down and drops a little in altitude. "Woah! Sorry!"
[23:50] * High_Hopes yelps even louder as the beam bounces around inside the shield. "I am very, very, very NOT fine!" She says, trembling.
[23:51] * Swept_Wing twirls his revolver. "Alright yah big metal bastard! Come 'ere!" He fires off three shots at it.
[23:55] <GM||WavemasterRyx> With his expert skill, Swept lands all three shots on the creatures upper chest and limbs. Absolutely nothing happens at the bullets' impact.
[23:57] * High_Hopes yelps again. Why are all these ponies so trigger happy? She fidgets on Astera's back, totally unsure of how she can help from inside the shield.
[23:58] * Swept_Wing frowns.
[23:58] <Swept_Wing> "I need some AP rounds."
[00:04] <GM||WavemasterRyx> The colossal beast stomps forward slowly, its spiraled orange eyes locked on Chameleon. When it gets close enough it starts to draw back its arm with the giant slab.
[00:08] <Chameleon> "FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-"
[00:09] <Astera> "Cammy watch out!"
[00:10] <Swept_Wing> "Shiiiiiiiit!"
[00:10] * Clara makes a quiet, concerned noise and brings her tiny little laser to aim for the creature. The holes where the black fluid is gushing out seems like the best place to aim for, so that's what she does!
[00:16] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Clara's aim is true, her tiny laser stabbing into the creature twice and producing two more small bursts of ichor.
[00:20] * Chameleon takes off, heading directly at the giant's head, slinging her rifle over her shoulder again. She veers up abruptly as she nears the metal creature's head, going over it diagonally and ripping the three grenades off of the bandolier on her armor, pulling the pins and dropping them as she passes
[00:27] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Chameleon's grenades bounce off the creatures head, looking almost like they'd fall, right before tearing apart into three large explosions. Black ichor sprays through the smoke and flames as the creature writhes, bellowing even louder.
[00:28] <Swept_Wing> "NICE ONE!"
[00:28] * Chameleon grins to herself as she looks back at her hoofiwork
[00:28] * Clara stares in astonishment... That was so much more than she could ever hope to do...
[00:30] * High_Hopes squeezes Astera tight. The explosions, ichor, gunshots, and laser blasts were just too much.
[00:31] * Astera gawks at the explosion for a few seconds before gathering herself and strafes quickly towards Swept Wing. "AP rounds, sure. I think I have something that should do the trick!" Her horn glows and she imbues Swepts weapon with Spirit of Diamond. As she finishes she turns her head around to Hopes. "We'll get through this.. "
[00:31] * High_Hopes closes her eyes and nods.
[00:32] <GM||WavemasterRyx> <"Impressive.">
[00:33] <Chameleon> "Bluh bluh."
[00:35] * Clara calls out, "Please, we only wanted to know what was here! We did not want to do anything harmful!"
[00:36] <GM||WavemasterRyx> <"Knowledge can be a dangerous thing.">
[00:37] * Clara makes a slightly distressed noise. "But if we do not know, how can we understand?"
[00:37] * Swept_Wing grins. "Alright, let's try this again." He dives towards the monster, closing within 15 feet before lining up the thing's eye in his scope and firing twice.
[00:38] <Chameleon> "Oh look. Sand. Clouds. Sky. We know what's here. now we can leave. oh wait no we can't there's an egotistical puppeteer trapping us here."
[00:43] <GM||WavemasterRyx> At such close range it's nearly impossible to miss, and Swept doesn't. But as his bullets punch into the things eyes it doesn't so much as flinch.
[00:46] * High_Hopes sits, totally unable to help. This... this wasn't what she signed up for...
[00:50] <GM||WavemasterRyx> The monster's eyes stare straight at Swept as it takes a step backward, using the leverage to bring down its slab-arm directly at the pegasus.
[00:50] <Swept_Wing> "Sunnuva-!"
[00:52] <GM||WavemasterRyx> The pressure wave of the slab passing by, even when it misses, is almost enough to knock Swept from the sky. When the slab slams into the ground, it shoots up a wave of sand nearly half the robot's height.
[00:57] * Clara really has no idea what she can do to help. The best she can hope for is to just keep trying to convince the voice to let them go! "What do you want from us? Why are you trying to hurt us?"
[00:58] * Swept_Wing yelps, fighting to, and regaining control. "Don't wanna get hit by /that/."
[00:59] * Chameleon mid-air skids to a stop and flips around, unslinging her rifle again, sending a trio of rounds at the giant's back
[01:00] <GM||WavemasterRyx> <"Trespasser... did you miss my saying you're inside me? It is nature... surely you must know this thing... Antibodies...">
[01:06] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Two of Chameleon's shots sink into the creature's back to no effect, but the third strikes hard into the top of the creature's head where ichor had been spraying out from the bombs. The creature throws its head back as it bellows loudly, and everypony can see a flash of black from the top of its head before the spray of ichor stops.
[01:07] * Chameleon blinks "That's new."
[01:11] * Astera darts closer to  Chameleon and her horn shines up once again as she imbues her weapon with the spirit of lightning, causing it to glow and shoot even faster then before. She then puts some distance between the creature and herself.
[01:18] * Clara frowns. She has no idea what else to say...
[01:20] * Swept_Wing spirals upwards, gaining altitude above the monster/antibody, before diving straight back down towards it, executing a Buccaneer Blaze as he shot by.
[01:25] <GM||WavemasterRyx> The flames from Swept's attack wash over the creature's head, sizzling madly. It groans a little as it turns its head to watch the pegasus, not giving any overt sign of being affected.
[01:26] <Swept_Wing> "Well, that just pissed it off more."
[01:27] * High_Hopes feels very small, like the only way she's actually contributing is by weight Astera down. She just sits on the alicorn's back and silently wishes she was back home.
[01:27] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Jerking its sword from the sand, the creature spins rapidly, lashing out with a strike in line with both pegasi even as more ichor sprays from the wounds in its belly.
[01:34] <GM||WavemasterRyx> The monstrous slab of metal tears through the sky, though Chameleon is buffeted by the pressure wave, she is able to dodge the worst of it. Swept on the other hoof, is struck directly by the attack, thrown at an angle into the ground by the force of the impact.
[01:34] <Swept_Wing> "Oh sunnuva-!"
[01:34] <Chameleon> "Shit!"
[01:35] * Swept_Wing slams into the sand, sending up a spray where he lands.
[01:36] * Swept_Wing is in some serious pain right now. He thinks he might have broken a rib or five.
[01:39] * Swept_Wing also thinks he got some sand up his nose.
[01:41] * High_Hopes blanches as she watches Swept_Wing tumble helplessly to the ground. "M-Ms. Astera! You n-need to take me d-down there!"
[01:43] * Astera rears up at for a second before diving  down towards Swept_Wing. "We're comming Swept!"
[01:45] * Clara glances around in concern, desperately trying to think of ways she can help. When she sees Astera and Hopes head towards Swept, she follows, hoping that she can do /something/!
[01:46] * Chameleon growls and fires off every bullet in her rifle, thanks to Astera's spell. She'd have shot more but she ran out of ammo in the gun :I
[01:52] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Chameleon growls fiercely, but as she pulls the trigger to fire, several things in the guns mechanisms snap loudly and the clip just drops straight out of it without firing a single shot
[01:52] * Chameleon blinks "The fuck? THE FUCK? FUCK!"
[01:57] * Chameleon just drops the gun. no helping it now. She just roars and charges the thing
[02:02] * Chameleon drop kicks the thing with all four hooves
[02:04] <GM||WavemasterRyx> Chameleon's hooves slam hard into the monster's face, but her attack doesn't so much as scratch it. As she impacts the creature though, an image flashes into her head of light swirling through the patterns in the creature's belly.
[02:06] * Astera has finished her darting run, landing next to Swept_Wing she lowers her shield, trotting closer she lays down to let Hopes climb off.
[02:07] * Swept_Wing coughs up some blood. Mmmm. The front of his uniform was stained red where the monster had hit him, and his gun was half-buried in the sand next to him, the barrel and part of the scope sticking up. He tries standing, a sharp pain shooting through his chest when he does. "Yep, broken rib." He flops back down, coughing up more blood.
[02:10] * High_Hopes rushes to his side, examining him quickly. She... does whatever it is she needs to do to open the Spell Closet and casts heal, as well as giving Swept a does of magical Pain Relief. "Please, Swept... don't try to stand! That will only make it worse."
[02:14] * Swept_Wing coughs some more. "Thanks." He grunts, adjusting his Aviators, which had been knocked askew.
[02:16] <GM||WavemasterRyx> With Chameleon so close, the monster starts thrashing its head about, trying to shake her off.
[02:18] * Clara is right behind Astera and Hopes when they land next to Swept. She lands next to them, asking, "Is there anything I can do to help?"
[02:23] * High_Hopes looks up to Clara, her face a flurry of panic and anger, her eyes tired. "I... well... in my pack... you could get... a bandage..." She says, swaying a little. She'd never done this much magic. She's feeling a little woozy...
[02:24] * Clara nods! She fishes around for the bandages, taking them out. "Here!"
[02:25] * High_Hopes points to the wound on his stomach. "T-try... to stop... bleeding... I think... I need to go to sleep..."
[02:26] * Clara nods. She's not a medical professional, but she's sure she can stop the bleeding! She carefully applies the bandage to the wound!
[02:42] * Chameleon shakes her head only vaguely understand wat the fuck she saw and hops off the things face and falling down it's body until she reaches it's leaking midsection, upon which she instantly starts tearing at it with the spikes of her shoes
[02:48] <GM||WavemasterRyx> With all the fury of her misfortune, Chameleon tears into the monster. One of her hooves misses the vital area, slamming into the creature's protected body and nearly shattering, but her other hooves tear great gaping gashed in the metal that spew out the black ichor. With her last kick, the monster staggers backwards, bellowing as it falls, breaking apart into black chunks.
[02:48] <GM||WavemasterRyx> <"Well done.">
[02:48] <GM||WavemasterRyx> *** PnP Destiny Group: Session 10 End ***