The return of President Rufus Shinra of had triggered a mass of excitement and a single parade. While the citizens loyal to Shinra were celebrating at the side of the parade, the Junon Guard had decided that this was the time to strike and take out the Shinra's hold on the central structure of the city, the Shinra Junon Headquarters.
Illina sat patiently in the unlit Dakai 082-A, a hover transport. The Guard's tech Division had come up with the design using high pressure intake aero-foils.
Her eyes glowed ever so slightly. Illina leaned her head back, closed her eyes, and thought how lucky she was to be a Guard. She didn't have to think about things like aerodynamics and fuel-economy. She looked back at the others in the Dakai. There were two women with the rest of the platoon she was taking in. One was a skilled thief, and would be getting the unit in today. The other, a mysterious newcomer to the Guards, seemed to be haunted by something. Almost possesed Illina thought to herself.
"Ma'am," The co-pilot called out to the back of the Dakai, "We've arriv't et da low'r plate. Holin' posishun fer ya, Cap'nm."
The rearward doors opened, showing that the craft was hovering hundreds of feet over the ocean, yet a few inches from the plating that they would jump out onto. "Let's go everyone!" Illina called and bailed out of the back of the Dakai, landing on the ground. They were positioned only a few feet from the tower structure. She glanced at the timepiece on her glove. It was 1930 hours. The parade would be in full swing by now. She wondered how the other platoons were faring. She shook her head, and pulled up to some cover. She watched for Shinra guards as the rest of the platoon off-loaded.
========= OOC: Game on! A day late, but only one postponement. A new record for me! So then, I believe Celestm, Curulambe, and L4m8r053 will be getting picked up laters. Game is still open to players. Junon Proud!
Atticus didn't know why he was in this shithole of a city anyway. It could have been that after Saito died he didn't have much in Nebelheim to stay for...other than the fact that it was burnt to the ground. Or it could have been that they had the best whiskey on the planet. What ever the reason he was there.
The almost middle-aged man wasn't a very imposing figure. Sitting there with his feet proped up on the table, staring out from under his large, wide-brimmed, leather hat at the crowds gathered for the parade "That would be the celebration to end all! Shinra was back!". "Whoop-di-do" He thought to himself as he down a huge swing of the caustic smelling fluid. It hit his gut like a bomb, but he didn't care. Anything was better than those pesky memories at this point.
Under the shadow of his hat, his eyes flashed yellow, and stayed that way for a few moments. His intuiton told him that something wasn't quite right about this parade...that something was amiss. This thought quickly passed with another swig of his liquor.
The bar he was in was alittle away from the parade route, but still close enough for him to see right over the tops of the crowds and see the floats and other niceities of the parade pass by. Funny, normaly....he would be there smiling with the rest of them. Not that he supported Shinra....but...it would have been because....he was...was...still alive....
"You think that you can tell us apart? Many have tried, but then again, many have failed. What do you think the price for that is?" The Three Sisters Lylie-governess to a child of the first plain "You grew up. Thats a shame. The carousel never stops turning. You cant get off either. Its a shame."
Listening to the roar of the engine next to her, Juri thought back to the last time she had been in a craft like this. It had been a lot colder, and she had been having a conversation with that pink haired punk. Well, it was more of a shouting match, as he had managed to fly them to the completely wrong location...
Gripping the hilt of her blade tightly, she shook her head to clear her thoughts. She had a job to do here, and justice to serve, and thoughts of the past weren't going to hold her back. Her head snapped up as the whine of the engines changed. They must be at the target point...
Looking over to the woman in charge, Juri could tell she knew what she was doing. Good... perhaps she will be able to lead me to him...
Stepping out of the back of the craft, she held out a hand to stop any wisps of hair from flying back into her face. Taking stock of the area, she could tell that this was indeed the Junon Mako reactor. Rushing over to where the others were assembling, she thought to herself, I hope you are ready for this, Mr. President. This ghost of your past is not quite buried yet...
She snapped her head at the Guard who spoke to her. Illina saw the red-headed Maylin behind her, followed shortly thereafter by that mysterious Juri. "Well, Miss Maylin, I would suggest oppenning the door before the Shinra show up. You are the one with the codes, after all."
(Meanwhile, at the parade)
The fanfare redoubles as the President's car begins to drive by. There are Turks everywhere, surrounding him, and a legion of SOLDIERs march behind him. The crowd is simply ecstatic to see Rufus alive and well again. There is cheering and 'hurrah's abound.
======= OOC: I always loved how FF throws you into the thick of the shit and the fan like this. Yes, Lylie. You do have the codes.
Looking out the window at he hears the sudden cheers, Atticus walks to the door.
"Yeah yeah yeah...Shinra....The "Big Man" himself..." He said in his half drunken-ness. "But what they don't tell you is his company ruins lives!" He screamed at the crowd, who wouldn't pay attention to so drunk who just stumbled out of a bar.
His eyes would glow just abit as a Turk walked by him. "You sons a bitches are possibly just the biggest slap in the face when it comes to Rufus. I bet half of you ran like scared childeren when the Metor hit and now your inforcing that cowards laws again! Have you no souls!? No common decency!?" He was frantic at this point, just seeing Shinra there in his car. Fat, happy and drunk with the Mako he stole from the planet, he wanted to do something...anything..just so he could get even... ========================================== OOC: From Atticus's position, would he be able to see anything with what you guys where doing? By the way, I'm liking where I think you going to take this Eun. ^_^. FF Fanboi to the end baby! =========================================
she smiled at her boss. "just makin sure you still doin it, boss woman." with that said, she saluts her boss and turns on her heal to over to the where she was needed. she imput the codes and waited for the others to do something.
"You think that you can tell us apart? Many have tried, but then again, many have failed. What do you think the price for that is?" The Three Sisters Lylie-governess to a child of the first plain "You grew up. Thats a shame. The carousel never stops turning. You cant get off either. Its a shame."
Keeping a careful eye on the area, Juri could tell that they were completely unexpected. The plan seemed to be working fine, so far, though it was a given that things were going to change, and soon. She hoped that those two woman knew how to fight; she hated escort missions...
Watching the red haired woman do her work why do these electricity specialists always like red hair?, she listened for the hiss as the doors gave way. Hearing her entrance key, she nodded to the others and slipped in, low and with her back to the wall. Giving the area a careful look over, she called back over her shoulder in a clear, firm voice.
"Clear." Gripping her blade handle tightly, she continued in a much lower voice. "For now..."
========== I am quite getting into this. Of course, that might have something to do with Juri being a old character of mine, but this is quite fun, so far. Onto random battles and bossfights!
Illina spoke softly into her mic, "The fox is in the hen house." With that phrase, all of the rest of her team moved into the structure, with her last. Each member of the team took up a position in front of the next door. Suddenly, it popped open and a single, bewildered Shinra MP walked out, only to be greeted by an assault rifle butt. The room behind that was a guard room. Entering it quickly, many of the platoon were engaged by Shinra troops. Suddenly, MPs flew at the three women. =!Battle!=
(Junon Parade) Quite suddenly, there is a roar of thunder, and the SOLDIERs behind Rufus are violently rended asunder from their lines and formation. Sixteen mako sniper rifles, fired in unison, tear into the parade. President Shinra collapsed into his car, and the Turks flung themselves over top of the President to protect him as his car speeds away down the Junon streets. The SOLDIERs quite quickly scrambled up the side of the buildings while dodging more fire. The civilians did the best they could to just to duck and run.
========= OOC: Battle on, you two. I need you to chose an ability from your menu and let me know in your next post what you're doing. I'm going to try and avoid the "Push a button, watch the screen" style of attack. Unless you guys really want it? So, make your rolls with a d%.
Atticus looked to see many of shinra's lackies cimbing up the building to get at the people who he very well wanted to join. This wasn't going to happen, at least not with him standing there.
He closed his eyes and called upon his materia, centuries of his kind commanding the elements to do their bidding. The two rings which he wore on either ring finger glowed slightly as he chanted his spell. After a few moments he looked up and smiled.
"HEY YOU! LEAVE THEM ALONE! I'M THE ONE YOU WANT!!" He screamed as materia energy blustered up around him and casted fire on one of the people climbing.
Lashing out with a powerful kick, Juri knocked one of the guards back towards one of the other men in the platoon. She could not help but wonder why she even bothered opening her mouth...
Seeing a opening in the combat, she concentrated for a moment, causing the pale Yellow orb on her sword to glow briefly. Her eyes took the same pale yellow color, as she used her Sense materia to examine the men that they were up against. Lets see how Shinra's training program has stood the test of time...
maylin seeing that there was trouble with some gaurds runs up to the front to try and get in on some of the action.
as she sees that the gaurds are distracted she is going to go up and still anything that she can off of the gaurds.
"You think that you can tell us apart? Many have tried, but then again, many have failed. What do you think the price for that is?" The Three Sisters Lylie-governess to a child of the first plain "You grew up. Thats a shame. The carousel never stops turning. You cant get off either. Its a shame."
There were three MPs, each looking rather frazzled about the whole ordeal. One Marine attacked with a Grenade he was carrying, exploding in front of the party and spraying shrapnel all over them. The second marine leveled his barrel, only to be attacked by Illina. The Marine keeled over from the gaping wound left by Illina's vicious weapon. Juri focused on her Sense orb, and understood the finer points of this combat. The third Marine fired his rifle at Maylin, but Illina intercepted the attack. Maylin snuck up and attempted to steal, but the Marine had nothing to steal anyways.
========== Results: MP A = Item: Grenade (24 damage to All) Illina = Attack (43 damage to Marine B) Juri = Sense: Marine A (Level 2 - HP: 30 - MP: 0) MP C = Attack: Machine Gun (25 damage to Maylin, Illina Covered) Maylin = Steal: Marine A (Nothing to Steal!)
Juri smirked, as she ducked under a stray round from a rifle, brushing shrapnel off her clothing. These men are no better then cameras...
With a silent rasp of blade on sheathe, she drew her thin, curved Epee, lashing out at the MP that was standing in front of her. I hope you have better, ShinRa. I would hate to be disappointed...
The Fire spell Atticus threw at the Shinra fluttered harmlessly off course, dissipating in the air. However, the Shinra did take notice. "Morrie, Samson: Sack 'im!" The sargeant ordered two MPs to attack. =!Battle!=
========== OOC: Alright, dalci. You wanted to burn something, so here you go!
"You think that you can tell us apart? Many have tried, but then again, many have failed. What do you think the price for that is?" The Three Sisters Lylie-governess to a child of the first plain "You grew up. Thats a shame. The carousel never stops turning. You cant get off either. Its a shame."
The first Marine blasted more rounds, this time into Juri. Illina lashed out at this Marine one moment too late. However, that Shinra employee. Juri focused on her Sense orb, and understood the finer points of this combat. The third Marine fired his rifle at Maylin, but Illina intercepted the attack. Maylin snuck up and attempted to steal, but the Marine had nothing to steal anyways.
========== Results: MP A = Attack: Machine Gun (25 damage to Juri) Illina = Attack (43 damage to Marine A) Juri = Attack: Marine C (36 damage to Marine C) =!Victory Fanfare!= Illina, Juri, and Maylin get 48xp and 6ap. Party gets 30 gil. ==========
The first Marine pointed his rifle at Atticus and squeezed the trigger. The bullets whizzed past him, and stung his flesh. In a burst of pain, the Fire spell lept out from within him and cinged the opposing MP. As he watched his partner catch fire, the second MP, enraged, also opened fire. ========== Results: MP A = Attack: Machine Gun (25 damage to Atticus) Atticus = Magic: Fire (76 damage to MP A) MP B = Attack: Machine Gun (25 damage to Atticus) ==========
Illina looked at the rest of the assault squad as they mopped up the remnants of the Shinra Marines in the room. A sergeant waved his hand at Illina, "Go on, El-tee! We got it covered here." He turned back, and pumped some more rounds into the door way where the Shinra were coming from. This battle was turning gristly and quick. Illina needed to find the Memory Room.
She turned to her teammates, "Juri. Maylin. This way." With that, she entered an elevator.
Leaning back on the elevator wall, Juri hummed a childhood tune to herself, thinking. Odd... This whole situation is odd. What are you hiding, Mr. President? She fondled the hilt of her blade, then started talking out loud, not even really realizing it.
"Is...Umm..." She started, out of practice with conversation. I don't remember talking being this difficult... She continued in a rush, not sure herself why she was trying to puzzle this all out outloud. "Is this your first assault on ShinRa in Junon? This is the main Junon Mako reactor, right? What did he do with all the guards?"
...I wonder if I can test the training of any of those glory boy SOLDIERs...?
Atticus, held his bullet wounds and growled slightly as he used a potion on himself and readied another spell. Making sure to duck behind the nearest wall to give himself time to do all this.
"Damn....remember. Atticus, your not built for this front line fighting stuff." He thought to himself.
