NationStates Jolt Archive

[OOC: Side note; this is based off the Matrix, but not a copy of the movies, or games. The hovership thing that the team owns is the Anubis and we are part of the resistance group. Another side note; no one is allowed to be Neo, Morpheous, or any other charector from the movies. I want the people who join to be a member of the Anubis's crew, and you can only have one character. There will be plenty of battles, including some with Agents, along with a car chase scene. As well as a battle against the squids. We will also go to Zion along the way. So if anyone has any questions, let me know. I will have the first few posts just being people joining up. So have fun! Another side note, I want someone to be the captain of the ANubis because I don't want to. I will just post to the leader like
OOC: Heads up we are going to Zion, and stuff like that.]

Jack Blake awoke on his bunk, he was wearing a gray wife beater, a stocking cap, goggles, and torn up, baggy khakis. The normal clothes basically. He looked around the metal room, it was dark, other crewmembers were on the bunk.
I wonder if they are sleeping, or if they can't anymore, like me
He closed his eyes, and attempted another try at dozing off.

[OOC: Join in!]

The Anubis floated steadily down the tunnel, as it had been all night, it was set on auto pilot, and if any squid came with in scanning distance, they would know about it.
Its current destination; Zion. They would arrive there later on the next day. To re-supply on food, water, and power.
Even though they couldn't show it, all the crewmembers couldn't wait to get there. To be in safety again, to see old friends.

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Rayner slept fitfully in his bunk. The newest member of the Anubius, he was also one of the youngest and he was a rare exception in the Zionist fleet. Handpicked because of his innate comfort and awareness in the Matrix he was a promising operative for the fleet.

On his first simulation mission he had noticed a slight shift in the shading of the walls around him and told his team commander to start running for the nearest exit. Unfortunately the man ignored him and continued to download data from a secure server. The boy grabbed his teammates and bolted for it. Minutes later four agents burst through the door and incapacitated his team commander. At the end of the simulation his entire team had been captured save him. Half a second. He had reaced the exit in half a second. In his mind he could still see the bullet slamming into the reciever just as he left that dark world behind. It had calmed his mind greatly and forced him to grow up.

He is a loyal and dedicated member to the Captain of the Anubius though given his past experience he has learned to think for himself.

He couldn't stand it anymore, Jack stood up, and walked out of the bunk room. He got himself some food, slimy, runny white mush. He ate some of it, and threw the rest away. Then he walked to the bridge. He sat in the captain's seat. (Which wasn't him) and looked out the window. The lighyts shone brightly on the walls, and he looked at a moniter on the control board, a data stream was ruuning down it. He switched it to how much time till they reached their destination; Zion.

2 hrs. 23 min.

Chris 'Ares' Martin dozed in his bunk. When he first came to the Anubis he could hardly sleep in the small bunks, but now he didn't really mind. He rolled over in his sleep into an uncomfortable position and he began to wake up. He groaned, opened his eyes and rolled out of his bunk. He swung open the door of his little locker and threw on some clothes, a grey shirt and some black pants. He stretched his arms and walked out of the bunk room.

OOC: Good idea.

[OOC: Thank you]

-BUMP- for a leader of the crew, along with others.

I suppose I could be the leader...

Rayner also woke up, it was time for his shift. As one of the technicians aboard the ship he was spared much of the mechanical work though partly this was due to his more lanky frame. He rubbed his eyes wearily, he had stayed up much too late the previous night uploading fighting techniques and information technology guides. His brain, though nimble and quick had its limits. He has completed about a fifth of the ships combat scenarios since being onboard and he planned to keep working on it.

Upon exiting his room, he nodded to Chris and walked to the mess room for some food.

Dusk had been up all night. She had been laying on a walkway, stressing over her recent performance in a simulator. She had easily taken the martial arts section, but for some reason failed the target practice horribly. She just wasn't good with a gun. Bladed weapons were another thing, but she just lacked any skill with fire arms.

"Oh well, you can't be perfect," she said to herself as she let her mind drift to other things.

She could hear some of the crew waking up and walking around, so she decided to get up as well. She swung down over the side and dropped gracefully to the floor. She situated the scarf she always wore around her neck, and walked to the mess for a bite to eat.

Flip yawned, stretched, and let out a groan. She found it difficult enough to sleep under normal circumstances, and her small bed didn't help, but now people were walking past her room. Muttering, she kicked off her blankets and got out of bed.

Might as well go and see what's going on...

Flip - Deng Kaiye by her real name - had been on two missions on the Anubis already, as pilot. She knew some of the crew were new, and she hadn't had an opportunity to meet them all yet.

[OOC: Alright, Hattia who's character is Chris, is now the captain. Zion will be the last place for newcomers, after we leave Zion the RP will be closed.]


Jack looked out the window still, his name was Jack yes, but people called him Toad. He was a good jumper. He looked around the room, and in the background heard the noise of some of the other people waking up.
"Rise and shine," He said to himself.

The Anubis went at its graceful steady pace through the tunnels. It went down down, and then there it was. The outer gate to the docks of Zion.
He pulled up a radio and said throughout the ship. "Everyone rise and shine, we have arrived at Zion."

He entered in the code, and the giant door opened, he flew into the giant dock. There were three other ships including the Nebekenezer (Or however it is spelled. Oh yah, this is taking place between The Matrix, and The Matrix: Reloaded.)

"Morpheous, Neo, Tank, and Trinity are here then." He said to himself.
It wasn't his job but he took the Anubis into a dock. He then got up, and went to the captain; Chris.
"We have arrived and landed at Zion sir," He said.

OOC: I won't put a character in here yet, because since the anubis is in zion, i'm not sure how to start. Any hints? I DO want to participate though.......

[OOC: Your charector can be a rookie, in Zion, and he can be put in the Anubis's crew. I am glad to see you want to join, I mean we need a decent amount of people for the crew.]

OOC: I hope this is still open.

Elysia was woken by the arrival of another hovership. Today she was going to be part of a crew on one of those magificent ships. She had suffered much at the hands of the machines, first her husband had been killed while on a routine patrol, and then her brother had also died, though that was due to human incompetence in the engineering section.

She got dressed, left her small room and walked towards the council chamber. Once there she met the council.

"You are here to join one of the hoverships, correct?"

"Yes Sir."

"Very well. You have proven yourself in the basic training programs. Fourtunatley for you, one of our ships has just arrived with a skeleton crew. You can join them. The captain is Ares. You should go to the ship, the Anubis."

"Thank you, I'm on my way."

~tag~

[OOC: As I said, it won't be closed untill we leave Zion.]

Jack walked out of the Anubis he walked along the walkways, he was sent to go meet up with a rookie, who's name was Elysia.
He walked down a corridor, they would be at Zion for a little while, and he had time to spare.
In fact he met up with her fairly quickly, he turned a corner and there she was, exactly like she was in the data files.
"Hello, my name is Jack Blake, but you can call me Toad, you are Elysia I presume?" He asked.

"Yeah. I was sent to meet the captain of the Anubis, one Ares I believe."

They continue walking towards the mess hall.

"Yes, Chris Ares Martin," Jack said, as they boarded the Anubis. "I am second in command of the Anubis. We have been a team for three years now. Are you hungry? I haven't eaten since last night."
They walked into the mess hall, and the crew was all there.
"Say hello everyone, this is Elysia, she is our new rookie," Jack said.

"Hi Everyone. I'm glad to be leaving Zion soon ,adn take my revenge on the machines."

With that Elysia walked to the food distributor, filled a bowl, sat at a seat next to Flip, and began eating.

"Hi Everyone. I'm glad to be leaving Zion soon ,adn take my revenge on the machines."

With that Elysia walked to the food distributor, filled a bowl, sat at a seat next to Flip, and began eating.

Jack took a bowl as well, and filled it up. He sat down next to Dusk, and began to eat. He talked a bit with Dusk, but his mind was elsewhere, he needed to go talk to Neo. The one who took on three agents and won, the one who died and came back. The One.
He looked at the rookie, for a rookie she was pretty fast at maing herself at home, but it could just be nervousness, and not knowing what to do.
He was like that his first trip, it was just him and Chris for a while, and they had some near impossible surivial stories.
He finished his bowl, and sat there. They were only aloud one bowl per meal, for they needed to conserve supplies.

He walked off the Anubis and walked through the docks again. Up ahead he saw a giant crowd gathered. They were chanting and shouting praises.
He walked up to the crowd, and in the middle being touched, and touching children's foreheads, as well as adults, was Neo.

Jack pushed his way through the crowd, and walked over to Neo.
"Hi my name is Jack Blake, or Toad as some call me, I am second in command of the Anubis" He said.
"Hello," Neo said, as he touched a childs forhead, and told the parent they he would be ok. "You probably know me right?"
"Yes, Neo," Jack answered. "Boy I never thought I would see you in person."
"Hey, I am not god here," Neo said. "I am a normal person like you, just a little different. Me and you have the same mission, to destroy the machines. So you don't have to tell me that you praise me or anything."
"Sorry," Jack said. "I just heard of the things you did, so is it true? Did you kill an agent?"
"Yes, we belive he is dead at least," Neo said. "We haven't seen him since."
"Wow, and you actually died, and came back?"
"Yes," Neo said. "I was shot three times in the chest."
"Woah," Jack said. "So, umm do you and your crew want to hop aboard the Anubis, to talk about plans or anything?"
"Maybe," Neo said. "We probably could, but we suffered a loss. Something that we are all to aware of."
Jack's jaw dropped. "Who?"
"Tank, he died. He had an injury after Cipher betrayed us, but he lived through it. They even managed to fix him up, but later his organs spiked, they were still damaged, and it spread."
"I am sorry," Jack said.
"Yah me to," Neo said. "But Trinity Morpheous and I will come around to the Anubis sometime, Morpheous has a plan that might work to our advantage."

A young man aproaches the crew of Anubis, muttering something to himself.
"Got room for one more?" He calls, "I'm a weapon's specialist, you can call me Dragonfly." He then laughs histerically for no aparent reason.

[OOC: Crewmembers of hoverships don't just 'go' onto ships, they have to be assigned. But since we need more people, but you will have to loose the insanity of your character for people like that wouldn't be put into hoverships...]

"Sure, come on in" Jack said. "My name is Jack Blake, but you can call my Toad. I am second in command of this ship."

[OOC: Crewmembers of hoverships don't just 'go' onto ships, they have to be assigned. But since we need more people you can join, but you will have to loose the insanity of your character for people like that wouldn't be put into hoverships...]

"Sure, come on in" Jack said. "My name is Jack Blake, but you can call my Toad. I am second in command of this ship."

[OOC: Crewmembers of hoverships don't just 'go' onto ships, they have to be assigned. But since we need more people you can join, but you will have to loose the insanity of your character for people like that wouldn't be put into hoverships...]

"Sure, come on in" Jack said. "My name is Jack Blake, but you can call my Toad. I am second in command of this ship."

Nodding to the crew in the mess hall, Rayner noticed the new kid. He remembered what that felt like. The crew of the Anubis was friendly enough and they were very welcoming of him aboard but they did have their initation rites. He still grimly remembered being inserted into the "Matrix" and having to run away from two agents in a tank. Luckily it has been a practical joke by the operator, a little welcoming surprise for the new kid.

"Morning captain." He proceeded to greet, high five, shake and banter with the other crew members before getting his chow on.

"Captain, do we have permission to disembark?"
"After docking duties and maintenance, then I'll think about it."
"Krmphg fanks." He replied, his mouth full of the white pasty mush. Despite this he was hoping for a real meal in Zion. His family would be glad to see him and Kailia, hopefully she too would be happy to see him. He shook himself out of his daydream and headed to the grid to do some electrical circuit maintainence.

But the thought of seeing Kailia hadn't left his mind...

OOC: Just thought it would flow easier. I'll leave the decision up to you.

Nodding to the crew in the mess hall, Rayner noticed the new kid. He remembered what that felt like. The crew of the Anubis was friendly enough and they were very welcoming of him aboard but they did have their initation rites. He still grimly remembered being inserted into the "Matrix" and having to run away from two agents in a tank. Luckily it has been a practical joke by the operator, a little welcoming surprise for the new kid.

"Morning captain." He proceeded to greet, high five, shake and banter with the other crew members before getting his chow on.

"Captain, do we have permission to disembark?"
"After docking duties and maintenance, then I'll think about it."
"Krmphg fanks." He replied, his mouth full of the white pasty mush. Despite this he was hoping for a real meal in Zion. His family would be glad to see him and Kailia, hopefully she too would be happy to see him. He shook himself out of his daydream and headed to the grid to do some electrical circuit maintainence.

But the thought of seeing Kailia hadn't left his mind...

OOC: Just thought it would flow easier. I'll leave the decision up to you.

Nodding to the crew in the mess hall, Rayner noticed the new kid. He remembered what that felt like. The crew of the Anubis was friendly enough and they were very welcoming of him aboard but they did have their initation rites. He still grimly remembered being inserted into the "Matrix" and having to run away from two agents in a tank. Luckily it has been a practical joke by the operator, a little welcoming surprise for the new kid.

"Morning captain." He proceeded to greet, high five, shake and banter with the other crew members before getting his chow on.

"Captain, do we have permission to disembark?"
"After docking duties and maintenance, then I'll think about it."
"Krmphg fanks." He replied, his mouth full of the white pasty mush. Despite this he was hoping for a real meal in Zion. His family would be glad to see him and Kailia, hopefully she too would be happy to see him. He shook himself out of his daydream and headed to the grid to do some electrical circuit maintainence.

But the thought of seeing Kailia hadn't left his mind...

OOC: Just thought it would flow easier. I'll leave the decision up to you.

Nodding to the crew in the mess hall, Rayner noticed the new kid. He remembered what that felt like. The crew of the Anubis was friendly enough and they were very welcoming of him aboard but they did have their initation rites. He still grimly remembered being inserted into the "Matrix" and having to run away from two agents in a tank. Luckily it has been a practical joke by the operator, a little welcoming surprise for the new kid.

"Morning captain." He proceeded to greet, high five, shake and banter with the other crew members before getting his chow on.

"Captain, do we have permission to disembark?"
"After docking duties and maintenance, then I'll think about it."
"Krmphg fanks." He replied, his mouth full of the white pasty mush. Despite this he was hoping for a real meal in Zion. His family would be glad to see him and Kailia, hopefully she too would be happy to see him. He shook himself out of his daydream and headed to the grid to do some electrical circuit maintainence.

But the thought of seeing Kailia hadn't left his mind...

OOC: Just thought it would flow easier. I'll leave the decision up to you.

Nodding to the crew in the mess hall, Rayner noticed the new kid. He remembered what that felt like. The crew of the Anubis was friendly enough and they were very welcoming of him aboard but they did have their initation rites. He still grimly remembered being inserted into the "Matrix" and having to run away from two agents in a tank. Luckily it has been a practical joke by the operator, a little welcoming surprise for the new kid.

"Morning captain." He proceeded to greet, high five, shake and banter with the other crew members before getting his chow on.

"Captain, do we have permission to disembark?"
"After docking duties and maintenance, then I'll think about it."
"Krmphg fanks." He replied, his mouth full of the white pasty mush. Despite this he was hoping for a real meal in Zion. His family would be glad to see him and Kailia, hopefully she too would be happy to see him. He shook himself out of his daydream and headed to the grid to do some electrical circuit maintainence.

But the thought of seeing Kailia hadn't left his mind...

OOC: Just thought it would flow easier. I'll leave the decision up to you.

"Hey guys, I hope you don't mind if I run one of your training programs do you? I want to get some more training in before we leave Zion."

OOC: I realise I shouldn't be doing this, but I'm going to borrow someones character a second to activate the program - otherwise it would be dull me waiting for someone to answer.

Rayner went with Elysia and helped her into the chair. Elysia chose the training program she wanted - it was one of her own creations - and started it up. Rayner then inserted the plug into the back of her head.

Suddenly Elysia was in another world. Her training program involved attempting to break into a high security building. Where she started there was a weapon cache that randomly chose weapons each time the program was run. The partol routes and AI of the computer 'players' changed as well, and the program also learned from previous runnings.

[OOC: Since you guys are doing it, there is no big problem.]
Jack cracked his knuckles as he walked into the 'embark' room. Where they plugged in. There was the rookie, lying in one of the seats, with the needle in her head.
"Hey Rayner? What is she doing?" He asked happily.
"A program of her own," Rayner replied, motioning his hand to the screen. "She is to break into a high security building."
"Hmm," Jack said. "Interesting."
He walked over to the screen, and watched.

[OOC: Since you guys are doing it, there is no big problem.]
Jack cracked his knuckles as he walked into the 'embark' room. Where they plugged in. There was the rookie, lying in one of the seats, with the needle in her head.
"Hey Rayner? What is she doing?" He asked happily.
"A program of her own," Rayner replied, motioning his hand to the screen. "She is to break into a high security building."
"Hmm," Jack said. "Interesting."
He walked over to the screen, and watched.

Elysia opened the weapon crate. Inside were 2 automatic pistols, a samuri sword and a pink fluffy dog. She really would have to go through the programming of it. This was too much. She retrieved everything except the dog.
She looked at herself in a handy, darkened window. She had a long, black coat on, and a pair of sunglasses. A tight, body-hugging suit was underneath, black naturally. Her long brown hair fell behind her in a pony tail. She slotted the sword into a scabbard in her back, and put the pistols in the holsters on her hips.
She turned towards the building she would try and enter. This time it was a forbidding mansion, with at least 100 windows on the front. The garden around it was heavily covered in bushes and plants, obviously containing tripwires and other such niceties. A much closer look revealed that there were plenty of guards roaming the grounds, and they all had the look of extreme concentration on their faces - the program was giving her hard AI today.

The entire crew was watching the screen now.
"This should be good," Jack said.

(OOC: Wow, a triple post followed by a fiver.)

Dusk said noticed the new crew members and said hello to them. She had nowhere to go in Zion, her entire family being dead. She stayed on the ship, wandering casually. She just wanted to get back out there.

Then suddenly out of the blue came a dog. He jumped on the table an licked Jack in the ear. The crew moaned, especially Jack, and aimed a few kicks at him.
Then an old woman came along and said, 'Hey, don't touch my dog!' She sat down and talked with the crew, they were reluctant, but she did so anyway. 'His name is Gaspode', she said. 'Both his parents were killed in a weapons malfunction, and I want you to take him with you.'

'But..' said the crew together, but they couldn't think of a reason not to, and they couldn't refuse the woman anyway. 'No! You must take him! They say an army is forming, they say they will attack Zion. I fear for his safety.'
'Alright,' said the crew. 'But if he causes us any trouble, he's out the window.'
Then the crew, (and their dog) went for a walk.

Character: Shadow
Real name: Shane Blitzer
Age: 20
Height:6'6
Wieght: 189lbs
Specialty: piloting,martial arts
Bio: Shadow was released when he was 14, since then he has been training extremely hard to be on a ship. He graduated from the Zion Defense Academy at 3rd in his class of 124.

Shadow walked to the Anubis slowly with his large bag. His dream was finaly coming true. Assignment order in hand he walked into the ship. He finally found the captin watching the the computer with the rest of the crew. He tapped the captian on the shoulder and gave him the paper. "Shadow reporting sir." he said. His eyes were drawn to the screen..

OOC: this looks awesome, just to let u know, if some one called Mikatopia posts as me, it IS me.

[OOC: Ok]

"Great," Jack said wiping off his wet ear. "We get a dog on board."
He looked at the dog, who was wagging (his/her?) tail ferosioucly. He then looked at the new comer.

I heard about him, Jack thought He is supposed to be well skilled as a pilot.

He then looked back at the screen.

OOC: Dang, I think the server is dying, it's been horrible the past 5 days.

(Just to tell you, Chris generally goes by Ares, I thought he needed a cool name. :))

Chris ran his eyes over the paper. The signature of Commander Lock was on the bottom. He looked up from the paper, folded it up and inserted it into his pocket. "Welcome aboard kid. I've heard about you and would like to see what you can do, later though." He looked back at the screen with interest.

ooc: Dang, I wanted to be crazy... Oh, well...
ic:
"I hate dogs," Dragonfly mutters, glaring at the over-excited mutt. He then glances back to the screen, not even bothering to disquise his dislike for Elysia's choice of weapons. He had always had a taste for explosives.

ooc: Dang, I wanted to be crazy... Oh, well...
ic:
"I hate dogs," Dragonfly mutters, glaring at the over-excited mutt. He then glances back to the screen, not even bothering to disquise his dislike for Elysia's choice of weapons. He has always had a taste for explosives.

ooc: Dang, I wanted to be crazy... Oh, well...
ic:
"I hate dogs," Dragonfly mutters, glaring at the over-excited mutt. He then glances back to the screen, not even bothering to disquise his dislike for Elysia's choice of weapons. He has always had a taste for explosives.

ooc: Dang, I wanted to be crazy... Oh, well...
ic:
"I hate dogs," Dragonfly mutters, glaring at the over-excited mutt. He then glances back to the screen, not even bothering to disquise his dislike for Elysia's choice of weapons. He has always had a taste for explosives.

ooc: Dang, I wanted to be crazy... Oh, well...
ic:
"I hate dogs," Dragonfly mutters, glaring at the over-excited mutt. He then glances back to the screen, not even bothering to disquise his dislike for Elysia's choice of weapons. He has always had a taste for explosives.

(OOC: Little pointer, if the server is goind slow, don't press the submit button five times.)

Dusk was lounging around the back part of the ship, fiddling with her scarf, when she was attacked by something. In a flash of fur, it was all over her.

A dog.

She pushed the dog off roughly and stood up.

She hated dogs.

She reached up to an overhead walkway and pulled herself up, away from the excited mongrel. She lay down up there, and the dog casually left in search of something else to entertain itself with.

Too many new people. And animals. Dusk was waiting for the Anubis to take off. She couldn't stand it here. Too many memories.

Shadow couldnt belive it, he was part of the crew. He ran to his new room and saw the bunk beds. He turned around to see the dog standoing behind him. He loved dogs. He looked at the collar, GASPODE. Well, the name was weird but the dog was cool. Shadow lay down on the bottom bunk and thought about all that had happened to him...

OOC: ok who wants to be my bunk mate, we can swap stories and do each othershair, and in the morning... im makin WAFFLES!!!! :wink:

Flip watched the screen with mild interest as their latest rookie tried out a program. The pilot was sitting in "her chair", the one she had told everyone else not to sit in. On a ship like this where you had little space to call your own, she needed it.

Most of her crewmates seemed disturbed by the presence of a dog. Flip merely grinned and stroked it. It sat beside her for a while, then wandered off to explore the rest of the ship.

Perhaps in a moment she would go for a stroll in Zion. After all, there was no telling if or when they would be coming back. She tore her gaze away from the computer screen and stood.

"Anyone want to go for a walk?"

Dragonfly, who has lost intrest in Elysia's program, decides to take up Flip's offer.
"I'm game," He answers.

Ares smiled, "Rayner, jack me in" he layed in the chair. Rayner put the plug in the back of his head. He thought it always hurt for a second. He looked around in his new surroundings and sighted Elysia in front of him. He tapped her on the shoulder, "Hope you don't mind if I help." he flashed a wide smile. "You mind if I borrow one of those pistols for a second?"

"Great!" Flip said with a grin. "Long time since I've been able to stretch my legs properly... and breathe in recycled Zion air rather than recycled shipboard air. Let's go."

"Yeah sure Rayner. Here."

Elysia passes one of the pistols over. She continued looking at the grounds. Finally, she began creeping towards one of the rather large gates placed periodically around the perimiter fence. She walked right up, and through the gate. As she passed, there was a shout behind her as the guard realised she had just walked through. Without even looking behind her, she fired twice, hitting the guard once in the leg and once in the chest.

With that she began to run towards the nearest bush, wondering where rayner had got to.

Not waiting to see what Rayner was doing, Elysia stopped at the bush and quickly looked around her. Various guards were moving towards the gate, but most stayed at their positions. It was very good AI. SHe crept forward through the bush, drew her sword out of its scabbard, and lept at a guard passing by. Slicing his head off in one clean stroke, she ran towards the back entrance, dodging guards, occassionally stabbing or slicing them if they came to close to her.

Then, at the exact moment Elysia stopped to take a whizz, Gaspode strolled up to her. 'What do you want?' she said.
'Give the dog a biccy', said Gaspode. She looked around, and wondered how that thought had entered her brain, since everyone knew dogs couldn't talk. 'Weeell', she thought, 'this is the matrix.' She handed the dog a biscuit, so he sidled off with a content look on his face. He chuckled to himself. Elysia ignored him, and continued up the path, sword in hand. She knew dogs couldn't talk. She knew.

Then, at the exact moment Elysia stopped to take a whizz, Gaspode strolled up to her. 'What do you want?' she said.
'Give the dog a biccy', said Gaspode. She looked around, and wondered how that thought had entered her brain, since everyone knew dogs couldn't talk. 'Weeell', she thought, 'this is the matrix.' She handed the dog a biscuit, so he sidled off with a content look on his face. He chuckled to himself. Elysia ignored him, and continued up the path, sword in hand. She knew dogs couldn't talk. She knew.

Then, at the exact moment Elysia stopped to take a whizz, Gaspode strolled up to her. 'What do you want?' she said.
'Give the dog a biccy', said Gaspode. She looked around, and wondered how that thought had entered her brain, since everyone knew dogs couldn't talk. 'Weeell', she thought, 'this is the matrix.' She handed the dog a biscuit, so he sidled off with a content look on his face. He chuckled to himself. Elysia ignored him, and continued up the path, sword in hand. She knew dogs couldn't talk. She knew.

Then, at the exact moment Elysia stopped to take a whizz, Gaspode strolled up to her. 'What do you want?' she said.
'Give the dog a biccy', said Gaspode. She looked around, and wondered how that thought had entered her brain, since everyone knew dogs couldn't talk. 'Weeell', she thought, 'this is the matrix.' She handed the dog a biscuit, so he sidled off with a content look on his face. He chuckled to himself. Elysia ignored him, and continued up the path, sword in hand. She knew dogs couldn't talk. She knew.

[OOC: Jack can be Shadow's bunk mate. And Phoenixus, it was Ares that jumped in, not Rayner.]

Jack walked away from the screen, and went to see Dusk, he noticed her messing with her scarf, a saddened look on her face.
"Hey," Jack said. "ANything you want to talk about?"

(OOC: Due to the recent post/s, I don't think that Cunning Squirrels should be allowed to take part in this RP.)

OOC: Yeah, he is doing too much godmoding with other peoples characters. Anyway.

Elysia crouched by the entrance, waiting for any sign of movement. Suddenly a hand grabbed her shoulder. Moving too quickly for him to realise, (Bullet time), she swung her leg behind her, and as the man collapsed, she back-flipped over him, slicing him with her sword. (End bullet time).

ELysia walked calmly up to the door and tried the handle. It was locked. Spying a window on the next floor that was open she went back a bit before running straight at the wall, at the last moment jumping upwards, and flying straight through the window.

As she flew in through the window, she spotted two guards walking outside. Rolling with the jump, she reached the other side of the room in an instant, before standing up and drawing her sword. Listening to any sounds outside, she crept up to the doorframe.

OOC: Ok, since you haven't left Zion yet, i'll enter.

Character: Vengeance
Name: John Steward
Specialty: Weapons specialist, unusual ability to "feel" presence of Agents

IC: A dark-haired youth making his way up to the Anubis. This youth, having just graduated from his training, has been assigned for duty on the Anubis. His instructors have seen in him an unusual ability to "detect" threats while in the Matrix, especially the presence of Agents.

"Too bad i couldn't go to the Nebuchadnezzar and meet The One instead.....never mind, this is as good as anything," John thought. He walked into the ship, and sees the group of veterans there.

"Erm, I'm John, they call me Vengeance, who do i report to?"

OCC: can we leave Zion now PLEASE!!!!!! :(

[OOC: Two very good points, sorry Cunning Squirels, you are out! Mikotopia, just wait, we got to discuss Morhpeous's plan.]

Turning around Jack sees Vengeance.
" Hello, my name is Jack Blake, you can call me toad. Since Ares is in the program, you report to me."

OOC: Tag. Since you haven't left yet, can I join?

Perhaps as an agent?

[OOC: Valient, you can join, but you have to be a member of the Anubis crew. The agents will be played out by me.]

OOC: Dancing Penguin? You still there?

IC:
Flip took in a deep breath of Zion's air, and grinned.

"Feels good to be back! Even if it's just for a few minutes..." She looked around, awestruck anew by the sheer, monstrous but vast design of the Human city. "Strange... The only real, fresh air any of us have ever breathed was an illusion created by machines, a program enslaving us... And yet, I do miss it..."

ooc: Yea, I'm still here.
IC
Dragonfly chuckles and shakes his head as he steps out of the ship.
"This may not be fresh air, but at least we're free here. I don't think you'd sell your freedom for some fresh air. Am I wrong?"

Not waiting to see what Rayner was doing, Elysia stopped at the bush and quickly looked around her. Various guards were moving towards the gate, but most stayed at their positions. It was very good AI. SHe crept forward through the bush, drew her sword out of its scabbard, and lept at a guard passing by. Slicing his head off in one clean stroke, she ran towards the back entrance, dodging guards, occassionally stabbing or slicing them if they came to close to her.

Ares smiled and made his way around the house stealthily. He snuck up towards the back door and kicked it in. 2 men were standing behind it, before they could react, bullets from the machine pistol dealt with them. A few more bust into the room, Ares dropped 2 more with the pistol. "Shit, out of ammo!" he tossed the gun down and assumed his fighting stance.

OOC: i wanna join! but this is 4 pages in already! :-( :x :cry:

And are the Anubis characters real or are these names made up?

OOC: ohh! and if I can join, can I be a character still in the Matrix, waiting to be taken out?

They are made up, well at least mine is. Ask Techon to join, it's his thread.

Dusk was doing what she did more than anything else. Lounge around the Anubis. She was currently propped on a group of pipes in the area with the ships login chairs. There were a couple of people down there using them, but she didn't really care. If they were here, they were supposed to be.

ooc: Yea, I'm still here.
IC
Dragonfly chuckles and shakes his head as he steps out of the ship.
"This may not be fresh air, but at least we're free here. I don't think you'd sell your freedom for some fresh air. Am I wrong?"

Flip gave a quick laugh.

"You're right, of course. I'm grateful for being here." She looked at him. "Though you have to admit, there's some truth to the saying 'Ignorance is bliss'..."

She grinned, then added,
"Anywhere in particular you'd like to go before we're called back to the ship?"

Elysia heard gun shots from downstairs. Well that meant that Ares was in the building. Now where should she go. That was the problem with her program at the moment - it didn't have a set target for you to reach. You had to look for it each time, and you would have no idea what it was you were looking for. Oh well.

Elysia stalked along the corridor, every nerve alert for any enemies.

Flip gave a quick laugh.

"You're right, of course. I'm grateful for being here." She looked at him. "Though you have to admit, there's some truth to the saying 'Ignorance is bliss'..."

She grinned, then added,
"Anywhere in particular you'd like to go before we're called back to the ship?"
Dragonfly shrugged,
"I just realy needed to get the heck out of that ship. It's like a zoo in there."

[OOC: Two very good points, sorry Cunning Squirels, you are out! Mikotopia, just wait, we got to discuss Morhpeous's plan.]

Turning around Jack sees Vengeance.
" Hello, my name is Jack Blake, you can call me toad. Since Ares is in the program, you report to me."

Looking at the people hooked into the program, John then glances back.
"Sir, yes sir, reporting for duty sir!"

Elysia wandered into a guard that was just coming out of a room. Before she even thought of anything, she was already grabbing the man and beginning to throw him over her shoulder. As he flew over, she twisted, pulled out her sword and stabbed the unfortunate man in the chest, before twisting the blade and slicing sideways.

Shadow sat on his bed. He closed his eyes and remembered the day he had escaped 6 years ago...

Shane Blitzer sat in Algebra. The teacher was being boring as hell as usual. Suddenly Shane felt a chill down his neck. He looked outside at the street. Suddely everything stopped. Looking around him he saw that every thing was warping into strange shapes. The occupants of the class room hadnt stopped moving though. They started screaming as gravity disappeared. Their teacher told them to stay calm, until a massive tremor shook the room and everything in it. As everything shook around them, Shane noticed that all of teh shaoes around him became discolored and warped. Hearing an earsplitting scream, Shane looked at the teacher, Mr. Adams was screaming as his body began to twist and turn in shapes not possible, then he exploded. Students began to scream and cry as Mr. Adam's blood flew everywhere. But isntanly it all stopped. every thing was back to normal. An Agent came to their school and told them not to talk about the disturbance. That night Shane had gotten the call.
"Hello?"
"Shane, you are not safe."
"Who is this?'
"I am Neo....."

Suddenly a pang of hunger brought Shadow to reality. He got up and went to get something to eat.

OOC: For those of you who dont know wut the hell happened in that flashback..it was ment to be a glitch. And also, being a stupid n00b, how do you italicize/underline/bold print :oops: ?

to italice do this , to bold to underline

ooc: I'm not a big Matrix (sorry had to try it) buff, so I was wondering: would it be posible to have a hacker in the matrix? You know, someone who could change the program to make doors and weapons and such?
IC:
Dragonfly looked at Flip. For some reason, she reminded of his sister. She was still in the matrix, still enslaved by the machines. Dragonfly shook his head, now was not the time for such thoughts.
"So, how long do you think it'll be before we leave?" He asks Flip.

[OOC: Umm, not really, I mean in the original Matrix they uploaded the infinate amount of shelves that held the infinate amount of weapons. But no, because then they could just hack into the Matrix thing istelf and shut it down.]

"At ease," Jack said. "We are a little scattered about right now, but I am sure you will learn everyones name soon enough."

Flip noticed his odd look, just for a moment, but gave it no further thought.

"Difficult to tell. I suppose they'll be stocking up, making reports... That could take some time. So if there's anywhere you'd like to go, I'll follow..."

"Difficult to tell. I suppose they'll be stocking up, making reports... That could take some time. So if there's anywhere you'd like to go, I'll follow..."
ooc: Dang, this is gonna turn into one of those "You decide. No, you decide. No, I insist..." things isn't it?
IC:
"I was just thinking we could wander," Dragonfly responds, "After all, we're not gonna have alot of room to wander in once we leave."

"Difficult to tell. I suppose they'll be stocking up, making reports... That could take some time. So if there's anywhere you'd like to go, I'll follow..."
ooc: Dang, this is gonna turn into one of those "You decide. No, you decide. No, I insist..." things isn't it?
IC:
"I was just thinking we could wander," Dragonfly responds, "After all, we're not gonna have alot of room to wander in once we leave."

anyone interested?
http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=132961&highlight=

Flip laughed.

"That's true! Let's make the most of it." Their feet clanking against the metal, they began to stroll down a passageway. "So, tell me honestly... Do you ever miss your old life? Putting aside the fact it was all an illusion and you weren't free and all that." The look on her face turned serious. "It's become almost a taboo around here. None of us is supposed to say there are things from our old lives we miss..."

Flip laughed.

"That's true! Let's make the most of it." Their feet clanking against the metal, they began to stroll down a passageway. "So, tell me honestly... Do you ever miss your old life? Putting aside the fact it was all an illusion and you weren't free and all that." The look on her face turned serious. "It's become almost a taboo around here. None of us is supposed to say there are things from our old lives we miss..."
Dragonfly shakes his head, "I don't miss anything. Well, except... Nah, I don't miss anything."

[OOC: Valient, you can join, but you have to be a member of the Anubis crew. The agents will be played out by me.]
(Grah... C'mon man, have a heart. I've been The Matrix for almost a year now.)

Flip looked at him curiously.

"I have trouble believing that," she said at last. "I know I do. People I knew, the life I led..." She trailed off. "But if you don't want to talk about it.." she added quickly.

Elysia still wandered the building, hearing various screams as Ares killed below. She could feel she was nearing her objective. She turned a corner, and there it was, with several high powered lighs placed to shine upon it. It was a magnificent sword, of ancient design. She really had to change the programming for this. She had to much flair when she wrote it, trying to showoff her programming skills.

Looking around she detected slight variations in the surroundings. Then before anyone watching would be able to detect, (Bullet-time activated), she jumped towards the sword, bringing her pistol up and shooting each light once. She managed to shoot the last one just before she reached it. As she flew over the sword she grabbed it and twisted in the air, bringing her pistol to bear on the autonomous nightmare that appeared from the wall. Pistol firing on auto, she flew through the window.(Bullet-time deactivated).

You nerds have no sense of humour.

You nerds have no sense of humour.

[OOC: Really? In all reality I didn't find a thing it that one post funny, I didn't even think about laughing.]

You should read the Discworld books, and come on let me back in, I can do it properly. I can be serious. I could have my character, Juan Kenshi, a Japanese Salesman released from the Matrix by Niobe herself, but then kicked off the Logos for unruly behaviour. Please?

You should read the Discworld books, and come on let me back in, I can do it properly. I can be serious. I could have my character, Juan Kenshi, a Japanese Salesman released from the Matrix by Niobe herself, but then kicked off the Logos for unruly behaviour. Please?

[OOC: Fine I am giving you a second chance, if you take over anothers character, or anything of the sort though, you will be kicked for the rest of the RP, and don't hit the submit button like you were doing, we really don't need five messages of the same thing.]

Flip looked at him curiously.

"I have trouble believing that," she said at last. "I know I do. People I knew, the life I led..." She trailed off. "But if you don't want to talk about it.." she added quickly.
"I'd rather not," Dragonfly replies, a little too quickly. The next few minute were spent in a uncofortable silence.

OCC: Sorry dudes, and thanks. When did I take over anyone's character? Oh well. So, how can I get in? Technically I'm still allowed to join since I technically joined before they left Zion, but how can I get on the ship? I'll give it a go, and if you dont like it just delete the post if you can. So...

IC:

As the Anubis lay in the hanger bay, some strange signals appeared on the display. It obviously wasnt squiddys, so the crew went in for a closer look. As the ship neared, a dim light could be seen from the side windows. The ship slowed to a stop, and life signs were picked up on the scanners. The crew were curious, and eager to help if the oppurtunity arose, so they opened the hatch.

'So, you got my signal then,' said the figure staggering through the entrance. 'I am sorry to be a bother, but you could be taking me to Zion, please? No, no that won't do.' He was muttering more to himself now than the rest of the crew. 'I can't go there, they will have contacted them by now.' He brightened up. ' Could I stay.....here for a while? My name is Juan Kenshi, and I used to be on the Logos.' Then Gaspode weed on his foot, and the man's smile disappeared. 'Stupid mutt!' He kicked the dog in the stomach so hard he whimpered in pain. The dog wasn't too badly hurt, but he had to lie under Jack's bed for a while, out of sight. (He recovers to widdle another day by the way.) The crew smirked, and greeted him appropriately. With protein muck.

OCC: Sorry dudes, and thanks. When did I take over anyone's character? Oh well. So, how can I get in now it's left Zion? Technically I'm still allowed to join since I technically joined before they left Zion, but how can I get on the ship? I'll give it a go, and if you dont like it just delete the post if you can. So...

IC:

As the Anubis hurtled through the desert of the real, some strange signals appeared on the display. It obviously wasnt squiddys, so the hovercraft slowed and went in for a closer look. As the ship neared, bright lights could be seen from the side windows. The ship slowed to a stop, and life signs were picked up on the scanners. The crew were curious, and eager to help if the oppurtunity arose, so they opened the hatch. Then Gaspode weed on his foot, and the man's smile disappeared. 'Stupid mutt!' He kicked the dog in the stomach so hard he flew straight out the window. The crew cheered, and greeted him appropriately. With beer.

[OOC: We never even left Zion yet, plus we don't have beer, and I kind of like dogs just to let you know. So the mutt is stayting, I will control him. You control your character.]

Tagged.

OCC: Oh, sorry. You'll be controlling Gaspode? Hmm, I don't if that's such a good idea...But it's not really up to me, so you can do what you like really. I'll just be editing the post then.

IC:

As they sat down at a table, goop in hand, Kenshi explained his story. I was a salesman in Japan, and a good one to. But then I was released, by the great Niobe, and she gave me a job as a mechanic. It was great, they even let me go on a couple of missions in the Matrix. Then there was an...accident. All the equipment got short-circuited, and nothing worked. The ship was left drifting, but we got picked up by another ship, the Dreadhammer. They all accused me, as I was in charge of the equipment, and they thought I was a traitor, so they just left me here. They said I was a danger to the ship and its crew so they just kicked me out. There was no evidence or anything.
So there I was, all I had was a torch and some sandwichs Ghost made for me. I was using the torch as a beacon, I don't know what I would have done if the batterys ran out. 'So, can I stay here for a while?'

"Er.....how come everyone is ignoring me?" John thought. "Oh well, it's not like i expected anything else anyway."

Taking a bowl from the food distributor, John watches Elysia go through her program. Pretty soon he starts feeling bored.

"Gee......if the program is this crazy, maybe there's a coupla Agents in the programming somewhere. Maybe if i ask, i might plug in and have some fun........."

[OOC: I wasn't ignoring you Gothis Underoworld, everyone else was just looking at the screen.]
"No, they shouldn't, this one is a testing one," Jack said. "Elysia came up with it I guess, no way an agent could get in. But good point I am up for a little trip in as well."
Jack walked over to the seat, sat in.
"Dusk! Your in charge till either I or Ares come out."
He plugged himself.

He was in, he looked around, and jogged for the building.
"No fair, they have a head start."

As Elysia flew through the window, she twisted, and grabbed hold of a tree's branch that was in the way, dropping the sword she had just taken. Hanging there she noticed Jack running towards the building.

She dropped to the ground, picked up the sword, and began running towards the gate, when there was a massive crunch, as the mechanical robot smashed through the wall, and jumped onto the ground. She ran like never before, dodging guards that turned and stared at the hulking monstosity following her, before laughing at her predicament. Damn AI.

Kenshi decided to stay on his own, since none of the rest of the crew were listening to him, he thought they would barely notice him anyway. He strolled over to the screen to watch with everyone else. The screen made as much sense to him as making the food taste awful, so he went to bed, Gaspode drooling in his ear, staring into his eyes. 'What strange eyes he has,' Gaspode thought.
Gaspode had wondered about the sanity of the crew many times. Talking about 'reality' and 'machines' always made his head go funny, so the only conclusion he could draw was that they were insane. Yes, that had to be it. Although...there was something different about this one. He looked different, spoke different, and most of all he didn't have that insane edge like the rest of the crew. Gaspode decided that he liked Kenshi. Plus, he gave Gaspode biscuits without the dog having to tell him to. That was nice. Gaspode trotted off to join the rest of the crew, since although Kenshi was nice, he was terribly boring when he was asleep.

[OOC: I wasn't ignoring you Gothis Underoworld, everyone else was just looking at the screen.]
"No, they shouldn't, this one is a testing one," Jack said. "Elysia came up with it I guess, no way an agent could get in. But good point I am up for a little trip in as well."
Jack walked over to the seat, sat in.
"Dusk! Your in charge till either I or Ares come out."
He plugged himself.

He was in, he looked around, and jogged for the building.
"No fair, they have a head start."

"Well......i thought Elysia might have programmed something like that in something this crazy......." John wanted to say, but couldn't because Jack was already plugged in. Sighing, he wondered what he could do until the Anubis finally lifted off so they could plug into the Matrix. After all, what else was he good for? All he could really do was use guns in the Matrix well, and his 'Agent-sense', as he called it, was of no use in the real world. Sighing again, he watched the veterans play out the program.

OOC: Apparently Cunning Squirrels doens't know the meaning of 'following orders'......i think he should not be participating here at all.

OOC: Apparently Cunning Squirrels doens't know the meaning of 'following orders'......i think he should not be participating here at all.

I am a little confused, care to explain?

OOC: He used Gaspode again, especially since you forbidden him to. Besides his posts aren't making much sense.

[OOC: Maybe that is why I was confused. CUnning Squirels, I will decide wether to let you stay, or to kick you. I don't think any crew would allow your character to board, seeing as how he was the blame of the other ship that was shut down, and called a traitor, also I just hurt myself, and I am mad.
I was remoddling my bathroom, my laptop is on the counter, I was stripping some wood, and I was on a step stool, when i was getting off I slippied, and my fingers went right across a board I ripped off the wall a couple of days ago, a nail tore up my ring finer, and it was also, along with my pinkey, stabbed with about ten splinters. It hurt.]

"I'd rather not," Dragonfly replies, a little too quickly. The next few minute were spent in a uncofortable silence.

Flip shifted her feet.

"I'm sorry," she said at last. "I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable. Forget I mentioned it, ok?" She looked at him hopefully. "Do you still want to find a little fun, before we're stuck on the ship for ages?"

Flip shifted her feet.

"I'm sorry," she said at last. "I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable. Forget I mentioned it, ok?" She looked at him hopefully. "Do you still want to find a little fun, before we're stuck on the ship for ages?"
Dragonfly raises his eyebrows, "What do you have in mind?" He asks.

"Oh, I don't know..." She stopped to think about it. "There's an artificial park down on one of the lower levels, and I think we can get a drink there. If you like?"

OCC: The point is that he isnt a traitor, and hes on the run when he hasnt done anything, so the crew could sympathise and help him. It WASN'T HIS FAULT! HE IS NOT A TRAITOR! Get the hint?

OCC: The point is that he isnt a traitor, and hes on the run when he hasnt done anything, so the crew could sympathise and help him. It WASN'T HIS FAULT! HE IS NOT A TRAITOR! Get the hint?

[OOC: No actually I don't if Niobe kicked him off her ship, everyone would be suspicious, seeing is how Niobe is probably rather just, and not quick tempered. So of course the crew won't trust your guy.]

"Oh, I don't know..." She stopped to think about it. "There's an artificial park down on one of the lower levels, and I think we can get a drink there. If you like?"
"Works for me." Dragonfly smiles.

Ares lunged out at the man's leg, causing him to collapse, he then brought up his knee into the man's face. Turning to face the final enemy, who charged and punched. Ares countered by grabbing his arm, twisting it and smashing the elbow in the wrong direction with a sickening crack. He pushed the man away and sent a hard kick to his spine, sending him flying into the wall. He bent over and picked up the rifle of one of his fallen enemies and strode out the door. "What the hell..." he muttered upon sighting the robot and the laughing guards. "What are you guys laughing at?" he shouted. As they turned he gave them each a dose of lead from the rifle. He then looked through the site and began firing at the robot...

OCC: Damn you Techon, you must have it in for me. No-one else seems care if I join or not, so why do you? Besides, why does it matter so much? You can't speak for fictional characters anyway because they're not real in case you'd forgotten. So fine, I'll take your point of view, but Kenshi stays, and I'm new okay. Just tell me if there's anything wrong with this coz I don't know. Please don't freak out, just tell me.

Then Kenshi was awoken by the barking of Gaspode. He got up and got dressed, not quite realising where he was. When he went to go and have breakfast, he remembered. The crew looked around and said, 'who are you?' He told them about what had happened the night before. 'So why should we let you stay,' one of them said. 'Being a traitor and all, why should we trust you?'
'I'm not a traitor, okay! Sorry, I just hate when I'm accused of things I haven't done. OCC:(*cough* Techon) IC: I didn't do it. They just had no other explanation, and they blamed me since I was in charge of the equipment, and I was the new guy. I don't expect you to trust, since you have no reason to, I just hoped you'd understand. Besides, what motive would I have for wrecking the Logos' equipment, anyway?' The crew had lost interest by now and were looking back at the screen. Gaspode was weeing on his ankle again, so he went make himself some breakfast.

OOC: That seems much better Cunning Squirrels.

Elysia carried on running, hearing the stutter of a machine gun behind her. She looked over her shoulder and noticed Ares firing at the robot. Unfortunately for him this took the robots attention from Elysia and onto him. Noticing this Elysia ran as quietly as she could up to the robot, before jumping onto its back. Before it noticed, she wrenched a plate out and tore out various wires inside. She quickly jumped back and sprinted away, not knowing what this had done. The robot meekly stood there doing nothing.

OOC: Thanks.

Kenshi sat at the table having his brekfast, flicking bits of gunk at Jack's head. Although this amused him a little he was still a bit downhearted. His best friends had just brushed him aside, and for what? He hadn't done anything. And now after the miracle that had just had hapened to him, all these new people never did anyhting fun like the other crew. It was so funny watching Ghost don a pinny and do spring-cleaning, but you'd never get this lot do anything like that. All they did was sit and sare at the screen. It would serve them right if they went blind. This Gaspode didn't though. He knew he was a dog, but there was something else about him, he was well, different to other dogs. He seemed to know what he was doing. And he seemed to have taken a shine to Kenshi. That was nice. It was good to have someone to talk to, even if they didn't understand you. 'Yes I do' said Gaspode. Kenshi knew that dogs couldn't talk. He knew.

"Dusk! Your in charge till either I or Ares come out."


Dusk didn't answer, but he knew she had heard. She swung down off of the pipe, and began to walk around, looking after all the new people. So many. And that damned mutt.

this thread mocks me :cry:

"Works for me." Dragonfly smiles.

"Great!" Flip said, returning the smile. The two of them got into a lift, and were soon speeding down to the lower levels. In a city with so much machinery and so little greenery, the park truly was a place to be appreciated. She smiled, trailing her fingers against the leaves.

"Drinks are over that way," she said, pointing. "Non-alcoholic would probably be best, if we're going to be called back on duty at any moment..." she added with a quick grin.

John, finally tiring of watching the veterans slug it out on the screen, decides to focus his attention on the oddball that siad he was Kenshi.....or something like that. For some unexplained reason, this oddball gave him the creeps. Always thinking he was some great shot, plus having a dubious history, not helped by the fact that he was expelled from the Logos.......if anything, he knew that Captain Niobe would not behave the way Kenshi claimed she did without reason.

The more he thought about it, the more it scares him. The feeling he was getting with Kenshi was almost akin to his 'Agent-sense'.......could this seemingly strange if harmless guy actually be a threat? If so, he could see why he was expelled........John shivered again, and made a mental note to warn his new crewmates against this guy. Not wanting to look at him any longer, John got up and decided to move aroun the Anubis to acclimatize himself with the confines of his new workplace.........

Elysia found the exit switch for the program that she had built in - all those hours on her own, so she needed a way to exit without another person helping. Pulling the switch, she left the training construct.


She awoke to see various members of the crew watching the screen. A few of the more observant were watching her, and even helped her un-plug. The crew had grown while she was in the program. Oh well, she was hungry after her work out and walked towards the mess hall.

Elysia found the exit switch for the program that she had built in - all those hours on her own, so she needed a way to exit without another person helping. Pulling the switch, she left the training construct.


She awoke to see various members of the crew watching the screen. A few of the more observant were watching her, and even helped her un-plug. The crew had grown while she was in the program. Oh well, she was hungry after her work out and walked towards the mess hall.

Elysia found the exit switch for the program that she had built in - all those hours on her own, so she needed a way to exit without another person helping. Pulling the switch, she left the training construct.


She awoke to see various members of the crew watching the screen. A few of the more observant were watching her, and even helped her un-plug. The crew had grown while she was in the program. Oh well, she was hungry after her work out and walked towards the mess hall.

[OOC: Usually Cunning Squirels, you shouldn't mock the man who made the thread. Or I could tell everyone to ignore you completely.]

Jack busted open the side door. The door fell onto the ground and Jack walked in. Two guards turned around in suprise.
"Hello boys," Jack said looking at them.
"What the he..."
Jack kicked him in the face, and then twisted his foot to the side hitting the other. Once they were on the ground, he bent down, and picked them both up by the collars of their shirts. He threw them against the wall, and a loud crack was heard.
He walked through the doorway, and saw another guard machine gun in hand.
"Well, nice welcome," Jack said.
The guard fired.

*bullet time

Sure there were plenty bullets, but Jack made one quick dodge to them all. He then charged at the guard, and with his amazingly fast speed, ran right up behind the guard without him noticing.

No more bullet time

He smacked the guards neck with his wrist, the guard went down.
"Three down," He said to himself.
He continued down the hallway, then heard a noise, a beeping int he backgorund.
"Umm..." He said as the entire program faded away, and he was back in the real world.
"Can someone unplug me?" He asked reaching behind his head.

Dusk watched as Jack was unplugged. She waited until he got up, and swung down off of her perch. "Well, all's good here. No trouble with the recruits."

"Good to hear," Jack said, nodding and smiling. "Why was I taken out though?"
Then he heard a knock.
"Crap!" He exclaimed, and ran and opened the door, it was Neo, Morpheos, and Trinity.
"Hi!" He greeted. "Come in, we will all be here soon enough."

Dusk looked and saw the crew of the Nebachadnezar (ooc: sp?). She saw the chosen one, who had saved her once before. She blushed, while still being slightly angry that she owed someone for her life. She tilted her head so her face was hidden by shadows.

(Techon, I assume you are going to RP them, right?"

Ares opened his eyes as unseen hands pulled the needle out of his head. He sat up and brushed himself off. Looking around, he stood up and walked to the door. He then said, "Hello Captain Morpheus, Trinity, Neo." Nodding to each respectively, "So, what do you need?"

Elysia was amazed to see Neo, Morpheus and Trinity standing in front of her. She herself was slightly skeptical of Neo's powers, but nontheless she respected him for attempting to take on Agents before he was ready, so to speak.

She listened quitely to what the famous trio had to say.

[OOC: Yes, I will RP them.]

The trio walked into the ship, Jack backed up. They looked around at the crew.
"We have bad news," Morpheous said. "It appears that the Matrix machine is creating a second version of humself. Therefore making the machines more powerful, if it suceeds, we will fail."

Kenshi shuffled out of a kitchen, and saw Trinity, Morpheus and Neo. He gave a little yelp and ran back to his quarters and curled up under the covers. To his surprise, Gaspode was already there. 'Go away.' Gaspode strolled off. He started to bark at a wall for no apparent reason.

Kenshi hadn't done anyhting, but the crew didn't seem to believe him, or take much notice of him for that matter. Oh well, he could stick it out until he got to....where was he trying to get to? He had nowhere to go. He had tried to be honest, he tried to lie, and nothing had worked.
Niobe would presumeably have notified Zion by now, so he could not go there. He coyldn't stay here for very long either, so what could he do? And now they had turned up. Why were they here? Were they after him? Did word really travel that fast? There was nothing he could do, nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. No, they would have got him by now. It musn't be him. It musn't. Slowly, he got off and walked to the door. He could hear them talking on the other side. There was no mention of his name, so he stepped through.

"Great!" Flip said, returning the smile. The two of them got into a lift, and were soon speeding down to the lower levels. In a city with so much machinery and so little greenery, the park truly was a place to be appreciated. She smiled, trailing her fingers against the leaves.

"Drinks are over that way," she said, pointing. "Non-alcoholic would probably be best, if we're going to be called back on duty at any moment..." she added with a quick grin.
ooc: Due to the fickle-ness of this server and my sub-par computer, I'm having trouble getting in. I'll post when I can.
IC:
"Yea, you're right," Dragonfly is visably disapointed. "After that, we should get back to the ship."

Flip laughed at the disappointment on his face.

"It's not so bad!"

They strolled over to get a drink and sat beneath the shade of a tree. Flip sipped her drink and looked at Dragonfly. She wanted to say this park reminded her of the Matrix - of what the world must have been like before the machines - but she remembered he didn't want to talk about it, and just bit her lip.

John, finishing his tour of the Anubis, walked back to the common area and saw.........

"What the.......no s***!!!"

Neo!!!

Face to face with the Saviour, John immediately had a flashback........

flashback to 1 year ago

John was a misfit in school. Never quite fitting in, he frequently had hallucinations, which his peers always made fun of. His life was in a shambles, and he was always wishing he could be dead. The only times he felt as ease was in the hacker community, where he gained notoriety as "Vengeance", the "uber-l33+ hax0r" famous, or rather infamous for repeatedly outwitting the authorities.

Then one day, he stumbled down an alley. It looks just like any other alley, but it would change his life forever. This alley was......strange, for some reason. It seems to phase in and out of view. Feeling a mixture of apprehension and curiosity, John walked into the area. He watched himself warp in and out of view, but nothing happened. Then, he felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand, and for some reason, he knew someone was coming. Some.....thing, that would be his death. Panicking and with nowhere to run, John closed his eyes and concentrated........

And stumbled into another part of town. Far away from where he originally was. With a flash of insight, he realised he had somehow.....teleported, with the help of the warp. Knowing that he should not stay long, John ran off.

He never told anyone about it, and when he went back there the next day, the warp had disappeared. Then, one day he got a phone call.

"John, you must get out of there. You are in danger."
"Who's this? Who are you?"
"I know you are Vengeance. Get out of there now."
"Who are you?"
"I am Neo........."

end flashback

Now, he was known as Vengeance. Although, sometimes, he forgot himself and still referred to himself as John, which would not do. He had often reminded himself that John was no more, never had been, and he should think of himself as such.

Now, he reminded himself of that, as he walked forward.......and got his throat stuck, unable to think of anything to say to Neo, his saviour, everyone's Saviour.

Then the strangest thing happened. His neck tingled ever so slightly.

Immediately, he thought, "Oh wow......does Neo have something to do with the Agents? Can't be......maybe he's more similar to them than anyone knows". He immediately forgot about the strange feeling.......

OOC: Well, it's going okay so far. If anyone needs to refer to my character, call him Vengeance, or for convenience, Vee. I might be using other's characters in a minor way to further my character's actions later on, for example, replying to what my character says. I hope you guys will not mind this, and i won't mind if you guys do the same, as long as he doesn't go out of character.

Also, don't mind my insinuating that Neo is like the Agents, that just comes from reading too much philosophy about the Matrix;p

Moreover, about the warping thing, i might be using it when we plug into the Matrix later on, if you guys think it's okay.

A lieutenant approached the worker as he slept in the rest house after a long shift at the dock. Pulling six hour shifts moving crates and stocking hovercrafts can be tiring. The rest area near the dock was akin to a small shack that acted as a complex. On the inside of it was a mess hall, a gymnasium and a quiet area with hammocks to deter from sleep deprived technician accidents.

The worker napped in one of the hammocks. In his sleep he embraced a pencil (luckily graphite is still abundant on the earth) and a sketchbook. He had been sketching a Virginia forest landscape: a fantasyland.

The lieutenant spoke, "RUSH! Up! You've been assigned to a new position!"

Rush stirred at the sound of his voice, but once he recognized it, he nearly fell out of the hammock in order to stand at attention.

"Where do they want me?" he asked.

"I've been notified to inform you that you are to be aboard the ship The Anubis. You will receive further orders from the captain of that ship."

"Who is...?"

"I don't memorize names! Go now. They are docked at the next pier over. Hurry, they will depart soon."

"Thank you Sir." Rush said with ease and a nod.

Rush had been waiting for a change. No change can ever be bigger than when his former Captain Zeke had tracked him down through the Matrix internet, though. That moment, he found what he had always been looking for: an answer. That answer set him free and he no longer became the AIM using, e-mail typing, perpetually researching, computer hack Russel Thomas. Taken after his computer alias Rush22, he donned his new name and got rid of his slave one.

After he was first taken out of the Matrix, he was aboard the ship The Ethereal, but after doing duty on board as a technician, and completing a meager amount of training programs, he was assigned to the docks as a cargo pusher.

Exciting...., He thought when he first started working on the dock, his thought completely devoid of enthusiasm. He was a creative person and couldn't deal with this mindless work. But now he could board a new ship. Now he could get some action. He made sure to pack up his sketchpad along with other commodities in his knapsack, and he rushed over to The Anubis.

Inside, there were people gathered around, watching a computer screen.

"Hello?" He said as he cautiously peeked in.

Elysia saw a man peer around the door frame. "Come in." she called to him. "Who are you?"
"I'm Rush." the man answered.
"Nice. I presume you've been assigned here. ANyway, Neo Morpheus and Trinity are here so keep quiet a min."

"They ARE?" Rush whispered enthusiastically to Elysia. "What are you guys discussing? Or even better, what are you guys planning??"

OOC: Oh and Rush is still pretty young, 19 years old, I forgot to mention

"We need to stop this second Matrix," Morpheous explained. "We need a strike team to take it out from the inside, and out. We will provide as much help as we can, but don't expect much, we are onlky a three person crew at the moment."

"Hey all. I know I'm new to the crew and that I just got here, (my name's Rush by the way) but what is our first move to stop this threat?"
Rush said to all of the members of the crew.

Flip laughed at the disappointment on his face.

"It's not so bad!"

They strolled over to get a drink and sat beneath the shade of a tree. Flip sipped her drink and looked at Dragonfly. She wanted to say this park reminded her of the Matrix - of what the world must have been like before the machines - but she remembered he didn't want to talk about it, and just bit her lip.
Dragonfly looked around at the park. It reminded him of the incident. That fateful day when he had escaped The Matrix, leaving his sister behind. He snaps out of these thoughts, and it is all he can do to not bang his head on the table. He stands abruptly.
"We should really get back to the ship." He says, eager to do something, anything to keep his mind off the past.

ooc: People could get out of the Matrix without Neo's help, right?

OOC: anyone outside of the Matrix with Ship hacking power can take someone out of it.

OOC: Yeah, how do you think Neo got out?

Elysia listened as the ambitious plane for taking out the second Matrix was layed before them. A simultaneous hit on a major powerline in the Real World and an assault on specific targets inside the Matrix.

Dragonfly looked around at the park. It reminded him of the incident. That fateful day when he had escaped The Matrix, leaving his sister behind. He snaps out of these thoughts, and it is all he can do to not bang his head on the table. He stands abruptly.
"We should really get back to the ship." He says, eager to do something, anything to keep his mind off the past.


Flip finished her drink, and nodded with a shrug.

"You're probably right. We wouldn't want to miss the launch... or the briefing." She looked at him in silent questioning for just a moment, as though wondering what it was he kept buried within, then shrugged again. "Lead on..."

Vee, getting over his stunned silence, proceeded to look over the shoulders of Elysia at the plan, even though he knew he was not supposed to. He didn't know if Neo saw him, as he gave no sign, but still, he preferred to think he did. Then the new one rushed in. Soon he got his name, Rush. He was acting like an idiot though.

"Here," said Vee, dragging Rush, "don't act stupid if you want to watch."

He drags the newbie to a position where the both of them can watch the going-ons.

Kenshi edged through the door a little nervously. He saw quite a crowd had formed, and he felt quite claustrophobic, but he continued inside. There were a few new faces he didn't recognise, a boy of 19 and a couple of others. He tried to mingle among the crowd, but he had never been very confident, so Gaspode gave him a gentle push. He made his way to the front of the crowd, and there were Neo, Morpheus and Trinity.

He had wanted to join their crew. Niobe spoke very highly of them, especially Morpheus, and the legendry One was not a person many people had seen, some didn't even believe in him. It did not seem they were here for him. Surely the One must know he was innocent? If he didn't, who would? He couldn't bare thinking of this any more, so he decided to listen. You never know, coming from them it might be important.

Vee, getting over his stunned silence, proceeded to look over the shoulders of Elysia at the plan, even though he knew he was not supposed to. He didn't know if Neo saw him, as he gave no sign, but still, he preferred to think he did. Then the new one rushed in. Soon he got his name, Rush. He was acting like an idiot though.

"Here," said Vee, dragging Rush, "don't act stupid if you want to watch."

He drags the newbie to a position where the both of them can watch the going-ons.

OOC: Ok I'm almost insulted. How was I acting stupid? I remained as serious as a heart attack the whole time.

Ares listened to the plan quietly, after a few minutes he chimed in. "How well are the targets going to be guarded?"

Flip finished her drink, and nodded with a shrug.

"You're probably right. We wouldn't want to miss the launch... or the briefing." She looked at him in silent questioning for just a moment, as though wondering what it was he kept buried within, then shrugged again. "Lead on..."
The two arrived back at the ship and slid in the door. It was a zoo with people and a dog and... Neo, Morpheous, and Trinity?!? Dragonfly double-taked, was it possible? He picked his jaw up off the floor and entered, intent on finding out who the new people were and what the legendary trio was doing here.

Ares listened to the plan quietly, after a few minutes he chimed in. "How well are the targets going to be guarded?"

Rush added to Ares' question, "Yeah, and how much time do we have?"

Flip hung back almost shyly, then decided to slip past their famous visitors as best she could and get back inside the ship.

Mohpeous listened to the questions then answered. "They will be heavily guarded on both sides, by sentinels in the real world, and in the Matrix by military special ops, and possibly even agents. We have no more than two days before this second matrix is complete."

"Perhaps we should create a diversion then...?"

Morpheous looked at him. "And what would you have?" He asked.

"Power plants, police stations, critical pieces of infrastructure. It'll draw the police away, if not the agents."

"It might work," Morhpeous said.

"But even if it does," Neo said. "There will still be some left behind. This isn't something that is left unguarded, most likely an agent or two will stay back, and that would be big trouble."

"We need to have someone get them out of the building. Maybe go in and get the agents to chase them, it would be extremely dangerous. You perhaps" he said, pointing to Neo, "They wouldn't miss a chance to go at you..."

OOC: Ok I'm almost insulted. How was I acting stupid? I remained as serious as a heart attack the whole time.

OOC: Sorry, well you sadi your character was only 19, and anyway he was behaving a little.....rudely, if you may, so i just played along, cause i had nothing to do :p

"We need to have someone get them out of the building. Maybe go in and get the agents to chase them, it would be extremely dangerous. You perhaps" he said, pointing to Neo, "They wouldn't miss a chance to go at you..."

Vee looks at the path the conversation is taking. Finally not able to hold it in any longer, he burst out, "Why not me?"

Then he blanched as everyone looked straight at him.

Feeling downright stupid, he continued anyway, because he knew he must.

"Well, i have had experience with Agents, if you get my drift, you know, so maybe i kinda play with them a little. I don't think they needed to be lured out of the building, just so you know, i just lead them on a wild goose chase until......" he paused, looking at Neo, ".....until, well, Neo.....erm, flies in, yeah, that's right, flies in!" he finished with a flourish.

Yeah, Vee could distract the agents long enoughv for the rest of us to get inside and stop them from inside the Matrix. However, who's going to strike from the Real World?

"Maybe Shadow here could pilot the ship..."

Rush felt distanced from the group, being that he was a newcomer. He felt most distanced from Vee, however, because of how condescending his outward actions and mode of speaking were towards him. He knew that if he wanted to become a strong member of the group he would have to train some more before he could step back into The Matrix. The Matrix: a place he hadn't been to in months.

He kindly said, "Sorry to be off of the subject, but I'll need some more training if I'm to be as useful as possible. I haven't been in the Matrix for a while now..." he moved towards the nearest chair, sat in it, and leaned back, "So... If someone would be kind enough to load me up to the Construct so I can get some practice?"

Soon enough someone did. Then Rush saw nothing but a vast whiteness.....

OOC: BT = bullet time

Rush looked down at himself. He was wearing a black trench coat over a black long sleeve shirt. He wore black cargo-style pants which extended down to the tops of his large (he wore size 13 shoe) black leather army boots. He wore a comfortably fit gray, woolen skullcap and sunglasses.

Around him the program was still white, but he knew it still had to load a dream world for him to participate in. He looked down at his feet, and in the perpetual white nothingness he saw a dot forming. That dot soon exploded and expanded until, like a photograph, he zoomed in on it with astounding speed and ended up on the pavement of what seemed to be an alleyway. He looked in front of him, there was a briefcase. This must hold a weapon, I'm assuming Rush thought to himself. He bent down and opened it up.

The contents of the briefcase were 4 automatic pistols and a bowie knife. There were also a fair amount of clips with ammunition. He strapped the four pistols onto the holsters he wore over his shirt under his trenchcoat, and fastened the ammunition and large knife onto his hip. What he didn't notice imprinted on the inside of the top half of the briefcase until later was a silver plague. Engraved on the plaque was the message, "Find the exit on Main Street. Look for the red door, listen for the ring."

Seems simple enough, ok Rush, make your way to Main Street and find a red door. Lets find out how dangerous this neighborhood is... Rush walked out of the alleyway. He was on a street that was fairly crowded. It looked to be about noon, but the sky was overcast. On the street was a newsstand. He approached it and asked for a city map. The man nodded and handed him a map. Rush discovered that Main Street was only 5 blocks away, straight ahead down the same street he was on. Hmm… this seems a little too easy.

“Thanks man.” Rush said to the newsstand man. But then as if some sick twist of fate, at the same time they both looked at a near posted WANTED sign on the inside of the stand. On the sign was a mug shot. Rush’s mug shot. “Oh, shit,” said Rush. The newsstand man babbled frantically in his native tongue and reached down under his counter and pressed a button. It seemed as if a siren was going off throughout the entire city, although there were no speakers in sight.

Rush grew panicked. He then started to run in the direction of Main Street according to the map he had just looked at. People around him were staring at him in horror as he passed. What Rush didn’t know was that also on the way to Main Street he would pass a police precinct. Naturally, as if out of nowhere, when he passed the precinct, shots were fired. Loud shots. At him. Police set up a barricade further ahead of his path. There were trucks and orange road blocks in his way. He had no choice but to go towards it; Main street was just 4 ½ blocks away.

To avoid the shots from the well protected police, Rush ran forward fast and did a cartwheel, and then another, and then a front flip over the barricade. He heard bullets whizzing by the entire time. While in the air he pulled out his pistols and fired at the two policemen who were shooting nearest to the barricade. He killed both of them as six bullets hit each in the chest and neck. He then landed on the hood of the police car and sprung forward once again, shooting while in the air, killing 4 other police that were crouched behind another police car parked behind the one he leaped off of. He landed in a crouched position on the pavement, the dead lying behind him.

“Damn it.” Rush said silently and proceeded with haste.

bump

Dusk was quiet in the back. She had the feeling that this might not go well. There was far too much room for error. Someone would screw up along the way, and they'd all be in hot water.

She muttered below her breath,"We need to keep the agents far away from the target."

She looked through her bangs at the group around her. So many new people. Something was nearly guaranteed to go wrong.

"Are there any other things that they might think we'd go after?"

They might think that we would go for the governmental areas and try to open everyones minds to the idea that they are batteries for the machines.

"Are there any other things that they might think we'd go after?"

In response to this, V thought hard, but couldn't think of anything. So, he added, a little lamely, "Maybe we hit something important, like a convoy of some sort, make the Agents think we're going after it or something."

Dragonfly shock his head. These people wanted to become marters for the glory. He spoke quitlly, yet forcefully.
"You wanna get their attention? Get a bus, fill it with explosive, and park it in front of a building. Detonate and you've got yourself a world-class divertion.

Elysia pondered that contribution, and then told them the problem with it: "The way I see it that would be an unneccessary loss of life, and would probably tighten security around the world. I say we hit something like the convoy suggested, as long as it contains something valuable to the machines, and then strike at the true target soon after."

In the distance Rush heard police sirens blaring. More were coming for him. He heard them from behind and from in front of them. Rush had passed the first two blocks down the street without any other confrontation. Ok, three more to go... he thought to himself. He was running at a fast pace. He saw that the approaching authorities were trying to box him in since he heard sirens coming from in front and from behind him. He looked to his left, he noticed an alleyway. Hmm… maybe this will go quicker if I travel by rooftop. he realized. He made a left and entered the alleyway. He jumped on top of a dumpster and climbed a fire-escape ladder, all the way to the top of the roof. As he reached the roof he realized that the police were onto him; they had pulled into the alleyway.

On the rooftops he was making a clean escape. He was jumping from building to building effortlessly while police behind him stared dumbfounded. He had passed the third block and realized that he was more than halfway through. Then he heard a buzzing noise. That’s not what I think it is, is it? It was. It was a police helicopter. It had begun to follow him and was now making its way to a building, further ahead of him. It landed two buildings in front of him. Rush kept going. There were only 3 cops in the helicopter, and he was getting closer and closer to his destination so he figured, why not? I can take ‘em.

The cops were waiting for Rush. They even fired as he jumped to land on the building, but they missed. He landed on the building, and shot at the nearest cop; he shot the gun out of his hand. The cop screamed and clasped his hand in pain. Rush saw that the other police officers were going to fire so he tackled the injured cop and turned him around and held him from behind. He walked forward and used him as a human shield and sure enough the cops couldn’t react quickly enough to not shoot at their partner. He then grabbed the body and tossed it at one of the cops, knocking him unconscious. Rush ducked behind a low wall that was nearby, and shot at the remaining officer, killing him.

Rush approached the helicopter. Luckily he had previously downloaded pilot programs into his brain and he knew had to fly helicopters. He got into the pilot’s seat and started the engine. He flew the last 2 blocks and landed on the tallest building on Main Street. He got out and headed to the rooftop door and took the stairs all the way down to the ground floor. It was a hotel. He exited through the lobby before security had a chance to recognize his face. He got to the street. Now… If I was an exit, where would I be?...

Dragonfly shakes his head, "No one needs to be IN the bus. We could have a remote detonater. The sercurity would be focused on the area of the explosion and we could get where we need to go. Unless you'd rather kick down the door of this place, shout 'surrender or die!' and hope agents have a sence of humor, I'd say it's a good plan."

OOC:sorry guys been busy with stuff


IC:
"Maybe Shadow here could pilot the ship..."

"Yeah i could,"Shadow said. He didnt want to though. He wanted to get into the Matrix and be a hero. He looked at Neo, the man who probably didnt even recognize him. Shadow was a nobody, Neo was...Neo.
Suddenly Shadow had an idea,
"What if we do it all at once?"
Everybody looked at him like he was an idiot, except Neo, and that gave him the courage to keep talking. "Right now we have almost too many people on this ship right? Lets put it to use. We split up, we blow up police stations and busses, hack into computers, kill a few Agents...If we did all that at the same time, the Machines would get a shitload of info. Even a computer can only process so many things at once..Thats just MY idea."

Flip paused, and looked back at them. She thought it through, then nodded.

"Of course... Multiple diversions. We could put all our ideas to use. Hit a convoy, engage agents, blow up an empty bus..." A sudden realisation hit her, and she stopped. "No. No, that's not good. Too many random attacks would make it all look like diversions. I say we do the bus thing, then attack some agents. That way they won't look any further."

"Yeah, but if we do lots and makes everything look like a diversion, and we hit our real target slightly after, their not going to worry too much as they'll think its only another diversion."

Flip's head swam as she made sense of that peculiar twist in logic.

"Uh... yes. I suppose you're right. But... we really only need two diversions."

"Yeah, but if we do lots and makes everything look like a diversion, and we hit our real target slightly after, their not going to worry too much as they'll think its only another diversion."

"I don't think so," Says V, "Our main target is probably No.1 Priority on the Machine's list, so even if we create multiple diversions, they'll figure out they've been screwed once we attack the main target, and then even if we succeed, we'll be boxed in by Agents, and we won't escape. Not that doing anything else can stop that." V paused, then added. "Besides, we're going to need teams of people on each diversion and the real mission. I can't hold off the Agents by myself, for example."

V then stopped to think, then, "If the Construct is as good as they say it is, maybe we procure some heavy weapons and well, use it to fire off a shot at the building that holds the target, then abandon it so the Agents try to shoot it to death while we do what we need to do. Maybe an RPG from a 'techinical', for example. Or even a tank." V stopped, then continued, "I know this sounds crazy, hell, i think it's crazy, but whatever."

OOC:sorry guys been busy with stuff
We split up, we blow up police stations and busses, hack into computers, kill a few Agents...

Suddenly recalling what Shadow had said, V started, and turned to Shadow.

"You're joking, right? Kill Agents? Everyone who ever faced an Agent, all died. Except Neo here......"

Dragonfly smiles, "I like the tank idea. After all, everone else who faced an agent didn't have a tank..."

Dragonfly smiles, "I like the tank idea. After all, everone else who faced an agent didn't have a tank..."

Yeah, but like i said, it's a crazy idea, it'll attract too much attention from everyone......". Pause. "Well i'll be damned, but that's just what we want, yeah?"

"Hmmm, the Construct. Hey guys, the Matrix is essentially a massive computer game right?" everyone nods, "Well, why do we have to use 'real' weapons? We can change the stats of the guns we use to our advantage, couldn't we? However, I like the tank idea. How about some Apaches while we're at it?"

"Hmmm, the Construct. Hey guys, the Matrix is essentially a massive computer game right?" everyone nods, "Well, why do we have to use 'real' weapons? We can change the stats of the guns we use to our advantage, couldn't we? However, I like the tank idea. How about some Apaches while we're at it?"

"That's where we hit the end of the line", interjected V. "A tank is bad enough, but you do something that crazy, the Matrix is gonna realise that there has been too much code appearing out of nowhere, and no matter how many Apaches we bring in, they'll bring a whole shitload of military down on us, not to mention Agents, and then all of us are screwed. In fact, if there is a way we can procure heavy weaponry without having to resort to the Construct, that'll be best."

Pause. "Is there a military base anywhere near our target?" V asked suddenly.

"There is sure to be at least a national guard base nearby, though it is sure to be heavily guarded. At this point it seems as if force is not an option, we will have to go in quietly..."

"There is sure to be at least a national guard base nearby, though it is sure to be heavily guarded. At this point it seems as if force is not an option, we will have to go in quietly..."

"Well, great, i say, that's just perfect, we don't even have to steal a tank or something, we hit this base if it exists, draw some regular men away from the building, then we go for the target......"

Suddenly realising that has been dominating the discussion without his knowing it, V looked around, and saw......

"Gee......sorry. I should let you guys get back to work, shouldn't i?"

With that, he stepped back, and seemed to shrink into himself.

"I still say two diversions," Flip put in. "Big enough to catch their attention, make them think the first was the real diversion from the second... It doesn't have to be massive. And it doesn't have to be immediately obvious that we're behind it. Well, that's just... uh... what I think..."

"Good idea that man. I say we hit a powerstation to be a diversion for an attack on a high security building. That attack will be a diversion for the real attack on the true target."

Rush looked left and right. The street was pretty long, the exit could be anywhere. All I know is that it’s behind a red door. That’s not very helpful… Then something occurred to him. Well, I think it would make most sense to look in an area that’s heavily guarded. I’m sure the program realizes that it should guard where I’m headed. Ok, Rush. Pick a way, left or right? Rush headed right, cautiously inspecting the area for heavy concentrations of police squadrons. He saw lights and heard sirens in the distance on his left.

It was a good thing this street was devoid of pedestrians because they would have noticed something odd about Rush’s ducking and weaving behind cars. He stealthily moved on the opposite side of the street. He peered over the car that was presently concealing him. He saw about 20 feet away, a cluster of police cars in front of a building. Was the door red? He couldn’t tell from where he was. Well, this looks like my best bet… He pulled out from his jacket one the pistols he used before; he lost the other in his roof top encounter. He steadily aimed, not at one of the police men, but rather at one of the police cars. If he could get a few shots out at the gas tank, it would disorient them, and maybe even kill or render some of them unconscious.

He fired three times, about a foot above the back tire. The bullets hit their mark. Before any police could react, the car exploded. Nearby officers were killed instantly, and some were knocked unconscious, but there were at least 10 who remained. These 10 stood far away from the car to not be harmed. Rush had no time to waste, he jumped up from behind the car, and soared into the air, landing on top of one of the police. This took a lot of energy out of him. When he landed, he noticed a bright red door. He would have thought “excellent” in his head had there not been bullets flying all around him trying to kill him.

[BT] He grabbed the nearest officer by the arm, and twisted it before he could shoot his weapon. He noticed there was a cop behind him, so he ducked down, while he had the other officer by the arm, and swept his leg backwards and around, knocking down the other officer. While he was crouching down after floor-sweeping, he threw the policeman he had a hold on to the left, knocking him into two other police officers who were standing there. The four injured cops were knocked unconscious. Then while he still remained crouching, he doubled over, put his hands on the ground, pushed his legs up in a swift handstand motion, kicking another officer who was in front of him in the jaw. When Rush had his feet on the ground again, he crouched forward, crossed his arms in his coat, and pulled out the last two pistols he hadn’t used. He rolled backwards, arched his back while he was kneeling, splayed his arms out and fired in a circular motion moving away from his chest, killing the other remaining officers on his sides. He then rolled back again, moved up in a crouch and pulled out his unused knife. He pivoted quickly and was now facing the last standing officer. He slashed across, jumped up and then slashed down hard and swift, slashing him from his face to his belly, killing him. [BT]

He got up quickly before any still surviving cops could shoot any rounds off, and headed into the red door building. It was an abandoned building. There were many stairs. He climbed them quickly, listening for any ringing. As he got closer to the top of the building, he distinctly heard the ringing of a telephone. He followed the sound to a small hallway. He noticed there was a hunched over homeless woman, sitting on cardboard, pressed up against the wall opposite from where the ringing was coming. Rush was no idiot, he’d heard of instances where people have been literally inches away from the exit, to find an agent appearing seemingly out of nowhere to kill them. The old lady was bad news.

Rush ran as fast as he could, to the room, which was an abandoned office, to answer the phone. As he passed the old lady he heard an all too familiar sounding melting/shifting sound. He ducked low to avoid being shot and grabbed the receiver. He looked back, and the last thing he saw was a glimpse of a green-suited Agent, sternly aiming a pistol right at Rushes head. He heard the blast of a round and the zipping sound of a bullet, but it grew faint and echoed.

The office around him faded as he exited the training simulation. He saw white and then…he gasped and opened his eyes. Rush was back. He saw the ceiling of The Anubis before his eyes. He looked down. He was seated in a chair. He had successfully completed his training; and what a rush it had been. He saw before him the same gang of crew-members and guests he saw when he first entered the program. They were deliberating something. Something important.

Hopefully he hadn’t missed too much strategizing.

Rush sat patiently and quietly for someone to unplug him, and fill him in on the plan. He knew he was just a newcomer and was ready to follow orders.

OOC: Obviously I know the gist of the plan, but obviously my character doesn’t since he was away. So, someone tell him what’s up.

Dragonfly glanced at Rush, who was looking around expecting someone to explain the plan to him. He then realised he didn't care too much and gave his comments to the group.
"Two diversions is good... Perhaps one before we hit the target and one after? The Matrix'll think the thing we hit last is our target. OR we could do said distractions and then quitetly slip into our target amist the chaos."

Dragonfly glanced at Rush, who was looking around expecting someone to explain the plan to him. He then realised he didn't care too much and gave his comments to the group.
"Two diversions is good... Perhaps one before we hit the target and one after? The Matrix'll think the thing we hit last is our target. OR we could do said distractions and then quitetly slip into our target amist the chaos."

OOC: lol, THANKS. I love you too.

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Shadow thought for a moment then spoke, "Are there any other ships helping us besides the Neb?"

Somebody eventually unplugged Rush. Rush was depressed. He had just successfully completed a training program (later he discovered the training was set to "Easy," so it would have been a shame to have done otherwise) but the negative energy in the room disheartened him.

Why does everyone hate me? he asked himself. What did I ever do to harm anyone? Rush thought maybe because he didn't contribute to the development of the plan that people had a secret loathing for him. After being somewhat informed by one of the crewmembers, Rush decided to speak up.

"I was thinking... if we do want to make a big distraction with large vehicles, I would definitely be willing to steal them. I mean, I'm pretty light on my feet in the Matrix, nowhere near as fast as you Neo, though. But, I'm just saying I'd be quick enough, and inconspicuous enough to not be caught in the process of stealing, say a tank or helecopter. Plus, I consider myself a good helecopter pilot in the Matrix, so... I'd make a good distraction." Rush proclaimed.

The group looked at him bewildered that he actually contributed something. Rush thought that if people didn't take him seriously before, they should, hopefully, take him seriously now. Anyway, once we get in the Matrix I'll show them what I'm made of. I'll save someone's life then they'll have to appreciate me...

OOC: Am I annoying? This is my first RP of this kind, so bear with me if I am.

"We should make up our minds soon, I think we should hit the diversions at the same time as the main target." He turned to Rush, "Sure, you could do that. How good are you with weapons though, if the plan works, you might be up against Agents?

"We should make up our minds soon, I think we should hit the diversions at the same time as the main target." He turned to Rush, "Sure, you could do that. How good are you with weapons though, if the plan works, you might be up against Agents?

"I've run through a lot of shooting programs on my last ship, so I'm skilled enough in case I get stuck in a rough spot. I'm no sniper, however, but I doubt that's what we need since I'm supposed to draw as much attention as possible. And, hey, if any Agents show up, I can run my ass off" replied Rush.

V, taking a rest from his brainstorming, quietly observed Rush shoot his mouth off, much like he himself hd just done. Using his keen observational skills, V felt that Rush, for some reason, seems to be flustered throughout. He wondered what was bothering him.

Then it hit him.

This guy is new, just like he himself is. However, unlike himself, Rush isn't coping too well with being the new kid on the block, in fact he seems way too eager to prove himself. Maybe he feels slighted for some reason......?

"Maybe everyone else was ignoring Rush, just like they had done with me", thought V, "and so he thinks they hate him. Jeez, these guys may be veterans in the Matrix, but they seriously need to work on their interpersonal skills....."

Then reflecting that his own actions may have sparked him off, V realised he may need to make it up to Rush. And what better way then to make him feel like he was at least a part of something?

"Hey Rush," V called, "that sounds cool. You wanna distract the Agents, huh? So, what say you that we team up, huh?"

"Two diversions, one before, one after. I like it. So whats the main target? And then whats the diversions? I was thinking maybe a military base, and possibly an intelligence building." Elysia noticed that Rush was looking a bit off-balance. He looked so like her brother in many respects, always watning to prove himself by getting into stupid corners that he could never get out of, and that one fatal day never did.

"Hey Rush," V called, "that sounds cool. You wanna distract the Agents, huh? So, what say you that we team up, huh?"

"Sounds like a good idea," Rush said. He felt confident being accompanied by V, since he had encountered Agents before and knew how to deal with them. "Stealing a tank and a helecopter will definitely draw the attention of Agents."

"So are we going to steal a tank, and hit one spot, and then steal a helecopter and hit a totally different spot?" asked Rush. He wondered what Captain Ares thought about this...

"You should just hit one spot, if it works there will be agents after you, and that might make it a bit difficult to attack somewhere else. Don't worry, I think you'll do fine."

"Hey Rush," V called, "You might wanna upload this program if you're gonna be screwing around with Agents. This'll really increase your chances of making it back out."

He held up the plug, and in the operator computer, he selected a martial arts program.

[code:1:a0f36d2cd0]
Martial Arts Folder. Open? Y
Input search command. Ninjutsu
Searching.........
Found: The Art Of Ninjutsu. Select? Y
Loading........Ready
[/code:1:a0f36d2cd0]

Rush sat down in a chair, waiting to receive the program V was about to load into his brain. Before the program initiated, he asked Ares, "So are we, me and V, going to steal a helecopter, a tank, or both?"

But before he could get an answer, the program initiated and a semi-orgasmic tingling wave of sensation was felt throughout his body as the program Ninjutsu loaded into his brain. He felt more powerful already. He wanted to try out the program. Badly.

"V, how about a quick little hand to hand combat?" Rush asked, excited with anticipation.

OOC: I'm going on holiday tomorrow and its extremely unlikely that I will be able to get on the internet with any regular occurance so I'll have to freeze my character until I get back.

IC:
A runner came up to the ship and knocked on the door.
"Elysia has to come NOW." the man said, "Its very important she comes."
"Ok, ok, I'll come. See you guys later." Elysia turned and left the ship, following the runner back towards the council chambers.

Dragonfly spoke up, "Rush and V runing distraction seems like a good idea." He turned to the two, "I'd go with taking a tank over a helicopter. You don't have as far to fall."

"Heh, though if something happens, you can get to a hard-line quicker in a chopper."

Dragonfly spoke up, "Rush and V runing distraction seems like a good idea." He turned to the two, "I'd go with taking a tank over a helicopter. You don't have as far to fall."

OOC: good point. But Hattia's also got a good point. We can make it with a helecopter I think, plus it'll be more interesting.

Ares looked at the computer screen, "You know ninjitsu...? Show me..." he flashed Rush a wide smile.

Ares looked at the computer screen, "You know ninjitsu...? Show me..." he flashed Rush a wide smile.

Rush heard a click, a screech, and soon saw a flash of white. Then around him the world got clearer. He was in a green field. The grass was trimmed short, and all around him within fairly close proximity he saw cherry blossom trees.

He looked down at himself. He donned a red karate suit with a black belt. He felt his head. There was a black headband tied around. The top of his dark spikey hair still came through.

He looked ahead of him. There stood Ares. They were in a fighting simulation, and he looked more than prepared.

(I'll post tommorrow, gotta leave soon.)

As always, Dusk is lounging on a pipe/catwalk/ledge somewhere around the ship.

Flip looked around at the others, listening to the conversation. She had spoken her mind and now waited as they made up theirs.

After all, I'm no tactician, she thought, pushing a lock of dark hair back from above her eyes. Just a humble pilot...

"Well, you guys decide whether it's a tank or chopper, right now, i've gotta go training." V said.

Somebody helped him plug in, and pretty soon he was in the training program.

After a blur in which V kept his eyes closed (he got bored of looking at what goes on when he is plugging in), he sees himself wearing the standard black ensemble the Zionists usually wear in the Matrix, plus a pair of leather gloves he designed himself. In his hands were 2 Desert Eagle magnum pistols.

He walked into a postion right between Rush and Ares, and looked at them.

"Well, i could just watch the 2 of you slug it out," said V, "or, maybe you 2 try to shoot me, and i'll show you just how useful ninjutsu can be in the Matrix, especially against Agents."

He tossed both of them a gun each, then got himself prepared.

OOC: just shoot, don't kill my character, i'll decide what he does next :p

Rush handled the gun cautiously. He at first thought that V was crazy, but then he realized he had nothing to worry about because guns in the Construct couldn't kill you. Guns in the Construct, just like the rubbery pavement in all "jump programs," can't kill you, only disable you to inform you that if this was The Matrix, you'd be dead.

Rush aimed the gun at V's head. He saw Ares do the same.

They prepared to fire. "Ares, I'll count to three, so that way we can fire at the same time," Rush said.

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Ares caught the pistol and rested his gun arm on his other arms, which was at parallel to his shoulders and aimed at V. "Ready?"

Shadow walked up to Flip and touched her on the shoulder. "Are you all right? You seem sad."

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And then what V did next was incredible....

And then what V did next was incredible....

Seeing the flash from both corners of his eyes, V (BT) ducked so quickly his head appeared to snap back, and his eyes followed, best as they can, the flight paths of the bullets, which glided in, barely missed his nose by inches, and hit each other with a metallic twang. (/BT)

Then, he looked at Rush, then Ares, noting that both had their mouths open in disbelief.

"Well, what are you guys waiting for? Pick up your jaws from the floor, then empty your clips at me. Don't shoot each other, yeah?"

He felt inside his trenchcoat pockets. Yep, his shuriken (ninja throwing stars) packs are there. He picked out a few, then braced himself.

Meanwhile, Ares and Rush seems to have taken his advice, and they aimed their Desert Eagles at him, and fired the second salvo. Immediately, (BT) V ducked, then vaulted sideways as both continued to fire. V sprinted to a nearby tree, then to duck the 3rd salvo, he ran UP the tree, then leaped from tree to tree towards Rush. Vaulting off a tree, V barely left it fast enough to avoid salvo no. 4, which hit the wall moments where he feet had been earlier, and he was airborne. Hearing salvoes no. 5 and 6, V twisted in the air, brought his hands out from his trenchcoat, and flung 4 shurikens each at Rush and Ares. The shurikens flew in and deflected the bullets, and V touched down on solid ground. (/BT)

He looked at Ares. He seemed okay, although he was making clicking sounds from his empty gun. Then he looked at Rush. No such luck, one of his shurikens must have struck Rush's gun away from him, for it lay a few feet away, and Rush was shaking his gun hand.

"Sorry", V said casually.

OOC: If i remember correctly, the Desert Eagle clip contains only 6 bullets. That explains why the guns in Ares' and Rush's hands were empty after only 6 shots.

(I think it's 8-12 bullets. Somewhere in there.)

V sprinted to a nearby wall, then to duck the 3rd salvo, he ran UP the wall, then moved sideways across it towards Rush. Vaulting off the wall, V barely left the wall fast enough to avoid salvo no. 4, which hit the wall moments where he feet had been earlier, and he was airborne.

OOC: Sorry to break it to you, but I described the program before as a grassy field surrounded by nearby trees:
Ares looked at the computer screen, "You know ninjitsu...? Show me..." he flashed Rush a wide smile.

Rush heard a click, a screech, and soon saw a flash of white. Then around him the world got clearer. He was in a green field. The grass was trimmed short, and all around him within fairly close proximity he saw cherry blossom trees.

He looked down at himself. He donned a red karate suit with a black belt. He felt his head. There was a black headband tied around. The top of his dark spikey hair still came through.

He looked ahead of him. There stood Ares. They were in a fighting simulation, and he looked more than prepared.

I'll assume you ran up a tree instead of a wall.

Shadow walked up to Flip and touched her on the shoulder. "Are you all right? You seem sad."

Flip turned to look at him, startled. He was very perceptive. She managed a smile.

"I'm. . . I'm all right, thank you. Just. . . thinking, really."

I'll assume you ran up a tree instead of a wall.

I'll change that. Assume not that i ran up a tree, but that i jumped from tree to tree.

OOC: There's a word for that, 'nitpicking'.

Back on the ship, Kenshi was depressed. He hadn't come out of his room for days, because no-one seemed to like very much and he was scared they would turn him in. So, he was bored. He liked being bored, because it meant there was no danger. Oh well, he thought. He could here sounds from outside. It sounded like they were in the Matrix again. Niobe let him into the matrix, but this crew would NEVER let him in. No-one trusted him. Except maybe Gaspode.

OOC: I have just realised that my character is completely pointless, so I'm trying to think of a good way to get rid of him. Any ideas?

OOC: There's a word for that, 'nitpicking'.

Back on the ship, Kenshi was depressed. He hadn't come out of his room for days, because no-one seemed to like very much and he was scared they would turn him in. So, he was bored. He liked being bored, because it meant there was no danger. Oh well, he thought. He could here sounds from outside. It sounded like they were in the Matrix again. Niobe let him into the matrix, but this crew would NEVER let him in. No-one trusted him. Except maybe Gaspode.

OOC: I have just realised that my character is completely pointless, so I'm trying to think of a good way to get rid of him. Any ideas?

OOC: How about you let me shoot him?

CS: When I get out of the construct, I'll talk to Kenshi and he can go into the Matrix, okay? And he sounds like Rincewind from the Discworld books. :)

Wow V, that was AMAZING.

OOC: Hattia, are we fighting?

"Wow V, that was AMAZING," Rush said.

OOC: Hattia, are we fighting?

Oh yeah... :)

"Nice job V, that was great. And now to complete what I came in here for..." He quickly hurled the Desert Eagle at Rush and charged in...

Mikatopia wrote:
Shadow walked up to Flip and touched her on the shoulder. "Are you all right? You seem sad."


Flip turned to look at him, startled. He was very perceptive. She managed a smile.

"I'm. . . I'm all right, thank you. Just. . . thinking, really."

"Yeah, me too. I just get the feeling that this mission is going to result in a lot of dead people..."

Flip shivered.

"That's a blunt way of putting it, but it's probably true..." She sighed. "Well, we all have to do our duty." She looked at him, and gave him a slight smile. "Thank you for caring..."

Dragonfly drums his fingers in irritation. They were in the middle of a tactical discusion when everyone decided to go fool around. He angrily waits for the crewmen to get out of their little game and return to the discusion.

ooc: Yea, that bothers me a little. Isn't Neo here? Would you just run off in the middle of a dicusion with The One?

ooc: Yea, that bothers me a little. Isn't Neo here? Would you just run off in the middle of a dicusion with The One?

OOC: You would, if you feel you've got nothing left to contribute to the discussion.

IC: V took a bow, then walked to one side and sat down under the shade of a tree, watching Ares rush towards Rush. Rush towards Rush. That had a nice ring to it.

Wishing he had a drink with him, he watched the impending fisticuffs that was going to happen, hoping that the somewhat foolhardy Rush would use his head and make use of his newly-uploaded ninjutsu skills, and not go into a head-on assault against Ares, who without doubt would be a lot more experienced in a no-shit fistfight.

ooc: Yea, that bothers me a little. Isn't Neo here? Would you just run off in the middle of a dicusion with The One?

OOC: You would, if you feel you've got nothing left to contribute to the discussion.

OOC: Yeah really, he's Neo, he knows what he's doing and he knows we have his back and vice versa. Plus he's probably off with Trinity and Morpheus, doing their own thing.


I'll start fighting, soon. Now I'm a little busy and it's late at night.

OOC: Hattia is so right and so cool. And, not if I kill you first Elvandir! (Just kiddin')

Kenshi was becoming paranoid. He could hear voices talking about his death, (*cough,elvandir,cough*) and he was getting worried that his only friend was a strange dog who smelled like a welcome mat. A dusty welcome mat. A welcome mat with its own flea circus. And flea market. And even a flea football stadium.

He sighed and kicked and kicked the wall. He was going mad. It was strange that he knew he was going mad, because he had always thought that mad people were just mad, they wouldn't think that they were mad. He couldn't tell where they were going, or even if they were moving at all.

He had heard that to stop yourself going mad you should keep busy, so he tried platting the dogs fur with elastic bands. Although this amused him, it was very hard, and he was wondering how many diseases he was catching just from touching him.

OOC: Hattia is so right and so cool. And, not if I kill you first Elvandir! (Just kiddin')

Kenshi was becoming paranoid. He could hear voices talking about his death, (*cough,elvandir,cough*) and he was getting worried that his only friend was a strange dog who smelled like a welcome mat. A dusty welcome mat. A welcome mat with its own flea circus. And flea market. And even a flea football stadium.

He sighed and kicked and kicked the wall. He was going mad. It was strange that he knew he was going mad, because he had always thought that mad people were just mad, they wouldn't think that they were mad. He couldn't tell where they were going, or even if they were moving at all.

He had heard that to stop yourself going mad you should keep busy, so he tried platting the dogs fur with elastic bands. Although this amused him, it was very hard for all the grease, and he was wondering how many diseases he was catching just from touching him.

OOC: Hattia is so right and so cool. And, not if I kill you first Elvandir! (Just kiddin')

Kenshi was becoming paranoid. He could hear voices talking about his death, (*cough,elvandir,cough*) and he was getting worried that his only friend was a strange dog who smelled like a welcome mat. A dusty welcome mat. A welcome mat with its own flea circus. And flea market. And even a flea football stadium.

He sighed and kicked and kicked the wall. He was going mad. It was strange that he knew he was going mad, because he had always thought that mad people were just mad, they wouldn't think that they were mad. He couldn't tell where they were going, or even if they were moving at all.

He had heard that to stop yourself going mad you should keep busy, so he tried platting the dogs fur with elastic bands. Although this amused him, it was very hard for all the grease, and he was wondering how many diseases he was catching just from touching him.

Oh yeah... :)

"Nice job V, that was great. And now to complete what I came in here for..." He quickly hurled the Desert Eagle at Rush and charged in...

OOC: guns in a kung fu scene? nonsense!

Rush looked down at the desert eagle thrust upon him by Ares. He held it in his hands. He looked up at Ares, and with a raised eyebrow, dropped it to the ground. It landed with a thud. What was the point of bringing a gun into a combat simulation? He had trained enough with guns today! He downloaded that program specifically for the reason of training for hand-to-hand combat. Hand-to-hand was what he needed. He stared at Ares with a stern look. He awaited his move.

Ares looked at him skeptically, furrowed his brow, and aimed the gun at him. He fired twice. But before the bullets could reach his torso, Rush leapt into the air and did a high front flip over the bullets. They missed his toes by millimeters. He landed on the grass and rolled forward and leapt up to a stand, inches away from Ares’ face.

“You're fast,” Ares said, “But you can’t evade everything that’s thrown at you.”

Rush lowered his head slightly and with a subtle smirk said, “Well, let’s find out how much I can evade.”

Ares stared at him. Rush tried to read his first move.

OOC: Go, Hattia go!

Ares smiled and began his attack, He jumped to Rush's right side and acted like he was going to attack from there, before jumping to the left and sending the backside of his hand speeding towards Rush's head...

Rush ducked quickly and raised his right arm and blocked the hit. He hit Hattia’s torso with his left fist. Ares put out his other arm to hit, but Rush blocked that one too. Rush dashed to the side to trip Ares with is feet, but Ares put his leg out and kicked it out in a circular motion, knocking Rush’s leg aside. Rush ran back quickly, trying to stabilize himself so he didn’t fall. Ares moved quickly towards him as Rush tried to not fall back.

Rush did a back flip but right as he was in the air, Ares swiftly punched him in the back, sending him back hard to the ground. He landed face down facing Ares 4 feet away. Rush screamed in pain, afraid that his vertebrae had been shattered. Rush, get a grip, this isn’t real. You are sitting in a chair this very moment, your back is fine. Once he realized this, Rush tried to ignore the pain and pressed hard on the floor. He pushed himself up and now stood and looked angrily at Ares. He charged at him and leapt in the air and did a roundhouse kick, aimed at Ares’ head.

Ares ducked the first kick, but was caught off guard as Rush kicked again, hitting him in the chin and sending him flying. He hit the ground and quickly did a backwards somersault and got up. He wiped some blood from his mouth. "Good..." He moved in again and feinted kicking but actually launched a flurry of punches...

V watches the fistfight unfolds. From what he can see, both were landing hits on each other, but Ares was apparently the more skilled. And just as expected, Rush had gone for a frontal assault. V slapped his head.

"Come on, Rush," V thought quietly to himself, "use your head." He winced as Rush took a particularly hard hit that made a crack sound. "C'mon, Rush, what did i upload 'Ninjutsu' for? Start jumping, Rush. Confuse him!"

V watched, wondering whether Rush would eventually learn that 'Ninjutsu' is all about speed, not power, and that he has to rely on speed if he was to have a chance of taking Ares out. Pretty soon V formulated a battleplan to use against Ares....if he was to fight against him, that is.

"Hmm, Ares looks like a good ground fighter," thought V, "but i haven't seen him display his ability against aerial attacks yet. If i were there, i would keep myself flying......" he winced again, as first Rush, then Ares, took hits from each other.

And V moved his arm back, and bumped his arm against a tree........

OOC: Somebody contact Techon and get him to come back here, without him telling the story, this thread is going nowhere........

Yeah, I'll t-gram him...