NationStates Jolt Archive

A soldier ran the vast desert of the planet Geonia, Encased in his Mark 7 power armor he was cool and comfortable except for the fact that he was running for his life. The closeness of the sun made the desert a scorching hell hole with temperatures reaching 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the day and 20 degrees at night.

He charged up the sand dune to wards the main base the base of operations. The hundred foot high pile of sand seemed to bare down on him as his feet sank about a foot into the yellow/white sand with ever step sending sand slips of sand behind him.

When he reached the top of the dune he could see the base. It was massive, reaching easily 30 stories into the sky. Large plooms of smoke raised into the deep purple sky from the terraforming.

He walked slowly down the dune, knowing that because the sand was always moving it never settled and could create a wave of sand on the surface that would literally bake him inside his armor, this panamanian was called a Sand slip.

Suddenly his communicator crackled to like "Privet Arett move your ass, Your position is danger close!" He spun around his brand new weapon leveled at the ridge of the dune.

Suddenly a wave of the Geonian spiders came over the ridge. Too many to count and far to many to kill by himself.

Against every thing the dangerous environment training center taught him about Geonia he half ran, and half slid his way down the dune, creating a small wave of sand that could trip him up and bury him. All thought left his mind as his brain put all its power into survival mode. Adrenaline flooded his blood stream making him run at super human speeds.

He managed to outrun the sand slip and even the Geonian spiders as he charged across the flat area surrounding the base. He could see the base doors were open and a platoon of men were standing at the door, the corpses of Geonian spiders still smoked from their weapons.

"Come on!" "Move it!" "Run you crazy bastard run!" Their frantic crys reached called out to him.

Their weapons fired up sending odd purple/orange bolts of plasma behind him. Suddenly something caught his leg and he toppled forward, He struggled to get up but then he felt numerous sharp stings all across his back and legs.

"Help me! For the love of Coord help!" He screamed as he looked at them, The men dropped their weapons slightly and the massive doors began to shut,

"No!" He thought as the doors slammed shut, "Self destruct, code red!" He screamed out, It was his last option. The last thing he saw was the statue of Coord on the tallest point in the complex. She seemed to look at him and smile softly, her warmness and beauty comforted him slightly as his suits battery overloaded and encompassed in a blinding light.

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2 days later

The base was a smoldering ruin, many building lay in a giant pile of rubble. The Geonian spiders had over powered the soldiers and only a few civilians and even fewer soldiers survived the battle.

Some of them held up in the communications bay and were sending out a distress signal that probably wouldn't be picked up due to the atmospheres high concentrations of sand. The only way someone could hear it was if a ship flew by within 5 light years... 5 light years, not even millimeters in the broad spectrum of space distances.

in the Geonian star system a silver shape cruised gracefully towards the planet as they performed a standard survey.

a closer look would reveal this shape to the NKES Yu Lung, a Kurraka class cruiser of the Kirsuban exploration fleet.

Captain Mikiko Takahara sat in her command chair and consulted with her XO Samurai-Commander Fujiko Toba.

with more than one planet to survey they knew this system would take a while to complete.

"start scanning on planet one" Fujiko orders the science officer "look for orbital satelites, structures, lifesigns and power sources"

soon they would have an answer...

in the Geonian star system a silver shape cruised gracefully towards the planet as they performed a standard survey.

a closer look would reveal this shape to the NKES Yu Lung, a Kurraka class cruiser of the Kirsuban exploration fleet.

Captain Mikiko Takahara sat in her command chair and consulted with her XO Samurai-Commander Fujiko Toba.

with more than one planet to survey they knew this system would take a while to complete.

"start scanning on planet one" Fujiko orders the science officer "look for orbital satelites, structures, lifesigns and power sources"

soon they would have an answer...

ooc: you can detect the buildings on Geonian

The group slept in a uncomfortable silence.

Suddenly the orbital scanner began to beep softly. One of the workers got up and checked it.

"Theres a ship!," She shouted scarring most of the group awake.

The tactical officer reported "Commander, i'm picking up buildings and power sources. even a few lifesigns in the desert area of the planet.

theres also a weak distress signal coming from there as well"

Commander Toba pondered this for a second and selected the tactical officer from the bridge and asked for the ships docor to meet them in the shuttlebay.

they were going to invesigate but they needed to get ready first.

###

10 minutes later they were all in their usual uniforms and caps, Doctor Akita with a large medical kit and Ensign Sendai the tactical officer had a scanner and a plasma rifle. The all female team were ready for anything.

Commander Toba also had a scanner and a plasma rifle as they all entered the winged shuttlecraft.

they launched the child of the mothership and entered the atmosphere looking for the distress signal as they flew on.

The tactical officer reported "Commander, i'm picking up buildings and power sources. even a few lifesigns in the desert area of the planet.

theres also a weak distress signal coming from there as well"

Commander Toba pondered this for a second and selected the tactical officer from the bridge and asked for the ships docor to meet them in the shuttlebay.

they were going to invesigate but they needed to get ready first.

###

10 minutes later they were all in their usual uniforms and caps, Doctor Akita with a large medical kit and Ensign Sendai the tactical officer had a scanner and a plasma rifle. The all female team were ready for anything.

Commander Toba also had a scanner and a plasma rifle as they all entered the winged shuttlecraft.

they launched the child of the mothership and entered the atmosphere looking for the distress signal as they flew on.

ooc: The planet is one big desert

On top of the communications bay a soldier stood, he could see the shuttle coming in and he lifted his flare gun.

He pulled the trigger sending a deep blue flare into the sky, hoping they could see it.

the Doctor piloting the shuttle saw the flare and followed it down homing in on the lifesigns.

she lands about 30 metres away from them and the Kirisubans disembark their weapons on stun and slung for now.

Samurai-Commander Toba calls out "We're from the Kirisuban ship Yu Lung and we picked up your distress signal"

the Doctor piloting the shuttle saw the flare and followed it down homing in on the lifesigns.

she lands about 30 metres away from them and the Kirisubans disembark their weapons on stun and slung for now.

Samurai-Commander Toba calls out "We're from the Kirisuban ship Yu Lung and we picked up your distress signal"

The man in the new Mark 7 armor waved them over "Get inside, Now!"

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/Sinify/Mark7.jpg

With his shout the doors to the communications bay opened and threw more soldiers took a step out into the blazing sun. There weapons at the ready.

The kirisuban officers make a dash for the door wondering whats going on.

once inside Comander Toba introduces herself and asks "what is going on here?"

The kirisuban officers make a dash for the door wondering whats going on.

once inside Comander Toba introduces herself and asks "what is going on here?"

The men shooshed her, One of them with a strange rank insignia touched a dial on his helmet and it began to make a soft whirring sound.

"Clear," He said. The men slung there weapons and he turned to Comander Toda.

"Were getting the shit beat out of us," He said while extending his hand "War priest Joeseph Walden. We cant talk here its not safe,"

Fujiko shakes his hand and asks quietly "how many are left of your group? we can transport all off you back to our ship where you could tell me the full story"

The Vis Machinae was a new nation with few ships. But it was a Machine-Nation, worshippers of the Omnissiah, the Machine-God. Always on the look out for messages from the God in the random radio signals of the universe, they detected a distress signal. The armed explorator vessel Fidelis Omnibus plowed back into real space from the Immaterium.

"Magos Explorator Adamus, we are reading living creatures on the surface with an aruspex scanner. There are a few humans in a complex on the surface. We are also detecting vox traffic. I am attempting to hijack the comm channels to make contact..." static exploded from the speakers, followed by the words "...can't talk here its not safe." and a click.

"To the Entities on the Surface of this World. We are the Explorator Vessel Fidelis Omnibus. We have recieved a distress signal, but we are only one small, four-hundred meter across armed exploration ship. We could land four squads of Glaves, and that is it. Please respond instanter."

The Vis Machinae']The Vis Machinae was a new nation with few ships. But it was a Machine-Nation, worshippers of the Omnissiah, the Machine-God. Always on the look out for messages from the God in the random radio signals of the universe, they detected a distress signal. The armed explorator vessel Fidelis Omnibus plowed back into real space from the Immaterium.

"Magos Explorator Adamus, we are reading living creatures on the surface with an aruspex scanner. There are a few humans in a complex on the surface. We are also detecting vox traffic. I am attempting to hijack the comm channels to make contact..." static exploded from the speakers, followed by the words "...can't talk here its not safe." and a click.

"To the Entities on the Surface of this World. We are the Explorator Vessel Fidelis Omnibus. We have recieved a distress signal, but we are only one small, four-hundred meter across armed exploration ship. We could land four squads of Glaves, and that is it. Please respond instanter."

War priest Walden raised his hand and pointed to the ceiling "To much sand in the atmosphere, You will need respirators if your going to go back outside."

Suddenly the message came over his comm. It was broken up there the sands interference and he only got bits and pieces of the message.

"Hold your position, Do NOT land repeat do NOT land," He didn't know how much of the message would get to them.

"Quickly, follow us," HE said as he turned and the group began a slow jog down the hall. The further they went the more the place smelled like death.

Fujiko and her team follows the Neomans and she can figure out for herself that a battle took place here.

she hits her own comm badge to test the signal and manages to send a short code message back to her ship telling them that they landed and made contact.

War priest Walden raised his hand and pointed to the ceiling "To much sand in the atmosphere, You will need respirators if your going to go back outside."

Suddenly the message came over his comm. It was broken up there the sands interference and he only got bits and pieces of the message.

"Hold your position, Do NOT land repeat do NOT land," He didn't know how much of the message would get to them.

"Quickly, follow us," HE said as he turned and the group began a slow jog down the hall. The further they went the more the place smelled like death.

"A message is recieved, sir. There is much static. The Machine-Spirits are decoding...they are complete."

...land....peat, do NOT...and.

"That is all we could decypher sir."

"Very good, Techpriest Tantus. I cannot imagine what is going on down there. Send in the one squad of Tesserarii that we have aboard..."

In the loading bay, five humans, all seven foot-ten, waited to enter the drop pod. Each one of them had neatly folded servo-arms, two from their backs, one from their hips. Each one had two mechadendrites wrapped against their chest, growing from their exoskeleton, which, by the removal of skin, was attached to their ribcage. Further mechadendrites balanced them on their ungainly hydraulic legs, and augmented eyes stared from permanent rebreather masks. Internally, circuitry covered their brains and their bionic hearts and lungs were shut down; the Tesserarii were running off of the ship's power net. Their Machine-Spirits were prepared. The soldiers were willing. They needed the final order now, and it had to come from the surface...

Fujiko and her team follows the Neomans and she can figure out for herself that a battle took place here.

she hits her own comm badge to test the signal and manages to send a short code message back to her ship telling them that they landed and made contact.

They passed bodies, most of them were civilians, whithered frail beings. Easily mistakable for an elderly emaciated person.

"Come on," One of the soldiers said coldly as he gently but firmly shoved one of the Kirisubans who was lagging behind.

"Sir, we report the unknown---ship is sending down a ship," One of the soldiers said as he hopped over a corpse.

"Coord, Damn it all," War priest Waldren shouted as he stopped

"Shaun, Danniel get you the door,"

Two of the men nodded and peeled off from the group.

Fujiko and her team continue to follow their guide in this most unusual rescue mission.

Still not knowing what was going on she would have to wait until she got a safe place to talk.

Ensign Kaede Sandai was having bad feelings about this place. whatever had happened here they had missed it.

"Sir, we report the unknown---ship is sending down a ship," One of the soldiers said as he hopped over a corpse.

"Coord, Damn it all," War priest Waldren shouted as he stopped

"Shaun, Danniel get you the door,"

Two of the men nodded and peeled off from the group.

The group turned the corner and came to a flight os stairs, The two men on point stopped and when the lase of the group began to climb up the stairs the climbed up as well.

on the NKES Yu Lang Captain Takahara recognised the code message and tried to contact the landing party.

Unable to establish a contact she sets her science officer and comms officer the challenge of getting a signal through whatever was blocking transmissions.

for now the landing party was on their own..

###

climbing the stairs Fujiko's team was keeping up with the Neomans..

The dropship thudded onto the sand outside the ruined base. The multilaser turrets unfolded from the rear of the vessel, covering the exit as the four Tesserarii exited.

"Move towards the complex, then switch on your Aruspex scanners. Tesserarius Aphentis, cover us with your hellguns."

The rearmost Tesserarius unslung the two rifle-sized weapons from his backpack-holster, his two hands holding them by the handgrip while the servo-arms grabbed them to hold them steady if he fired.

Meanwhile, the party had moved towards the broken down complex, their heavy feet stomping into the sand with their hydraulics. The dropship's mulitlasers swiveled, something had caught its sensors...

The Vis Machinae']The dropship thudded onto the sand outside the ruined base. The multilaser turrets unfolded from the rear of the vessel, covering the exit as the four Tesserarii exited.

"Move towards the complex, then switch on your Aruspex scanners. Tesserarius Aphentis, cover us with your hellguns."

The rearmost Tesserarius unslung the two rifle-sized weapons from his backpack-holster, his two hands holding them by the handgrip while the servo-arms grabbed them to hold them steady if he fired.

Meanwhile, the party had moved towards the broken down complex, their heavy feet stomping into the sand with their hydraulics. The dropship's mulitlasers swiveled, something had caught its sensors...

The two Neoman soldiers came threw the doors of the complex

"Get out of the sand you stupid **ckers! ," one of them shouted as he kept his rifle trained on the area around them.

---

When they got to the top of the stars they were greeted by a battle suit.

Its right arm and leg were torn off and deep scratches and dents. It was propped up against the wall its Gatling gun spinning.

When it recognized the group its Gatling gun stopped spinning "Apology's," It voice box boomed.

War priest Walden nodded and opened the door revealing a room with cots lined up in awkward ways. And thin ragged looking people most of them looked at them with hollow eyes about 30 of them in all.

The soldiers walked past them as if not to even see them, some of them toucjed them as they past, They touched the Kirisubans mostly.

Dr Megumi Akita let them touch her as she ran a scanner.

reckoning that this was the pocket of survivors she started to do her duty. Diagnosing injuries.

Fujiko then asked Walden again after finding a bit of space "can you tell me now what happened?"

Dr Megumi Akita let them touch her as she ran a scanner.

reckoning that this was the pocket of survivors she started to do her duty. Diagnosing injuries.

Fujiko then asked Walden again after finding a bit of space "can you tell me now what happened?"

Walden held up his index figure, He hit a recessed button on his helmet and it made a hiss and the section where the blue eyes were slid up while the mouth piece slid down exposing his eyes and nose.

He took off his helmet revealing a middle aged man with a scar running from the side of his mouth to his ear.

He took a breath and smiled "Well, this facility is a terraforming/mining base."

"We began mining a few years ago while the terraforming sections of the base were being constructed."

"Theres this creature... the only animal we could find on this god forsaken rock is called the Geonian spider. It stands about yay high--" He put his hand to his waist "And has a nasty bite, Farly harmless until the terraforming began."

He closed his eyes "They began group attacks on our water convoys... and then they attack the base in mass. We lost as you can see and there everywhere. Mostly in the terraforming complex. It isnt safe anywere not even here, but that doors is the only way in or out and Alpha 312 out there aint letting anything in hear that has more then two legs."

Fujiko listened intently and replied "I'm assuming that my captain knows the comms aren't working too well so she'll try and figure out a way of getting a message through. if she suceeds we'll be able to get out of here. if you can get a comm signal through you can also get a transporter beam through.

so we're dealing with spiders the size of large dogs, we're badly outnumbered and comms are down.

whats the state of our food and water supplies?"

Fujiko listened intently and replied "I'm assuming that my captain knows the comms aren't working too well so she'll try and figure out a way of getting a message through. if she suceeds we'll be able to get out of here. if you can get a comm signal through you can also get a transporter beam through.

so we're dealing with spiders the size of large dogs, we're badly outnumbered and comms are down.

whats the state of our food and water supplies?"

Walden smiled "Now thats the main problem, We've had to ration out the food amoung the civilians but i need my soldiers healthy enought to put up a hell of a fight. Water on the other hand is in very limited supply."

He motioned her to follow him and he walked to a large window, He pointed to a set of 4 tube like towers. "Theres the water, now follow my fingure."

He traced a line with his fingure that followed a pipe line into a crumbled building.

"The line is broken there and we have only about a few hundred gallons left. This hell hole requires about 3 gallons a day and its running out quickly. 48 people---"

"47," a civilian interupted

"--47 people, 3 gallons a day. 141 gallons total."

Fujiko looked up at the war priest and replied "obviously someone has to go and fix the pipe or your people will die from thirst just as certainly as they would if the spiders got in here.

i have some engineering training under my belt so a pipe shouldn't cause me too much trouble.

Failing that if our shuttlecraft hasn't been trashed by the spiders we could take off and land on the roof evacuating people a few at a time"

Fujiko looked up at the war priest and replied "obviously someone has to go and fix the pipe or your people will die from thirst just as certainly as they would if the spiders got in here.

i have some engineering training under my belt so a pipe shouldn't cause me too much trouble.

Failing that if our shuttlecraft hasn't been trashed by the spiders we could take off and land on the roof evacuating people a few at a time"

War Preist Walden scoffed "Do we look stupid? We lost 12 men trying to fix that P.O.S"

Fujiko looked defiantly at the war priest and replied "your people aren't stupid but without food and water you'll die anyway.

thats why i'm suggesting an evac to to my ship if the shuttle is working and we can you home to Neoma fairly quickly.

Can someone take me back to my shuttle and i'll figure out if I can land on the roof or not?"

Fujiko looked defiantly at the war priest and replied "your people aren't stupid but without food and water you'll die anyway.

thats why i'm suggesting an evac to to my ship if the shuttle is working and we can you home to Neoma fairly quickly.

Can someone take me back to my shuttle and i'll figure out if I can land on the roof or not?"

"Walden!" A voice boomed as a short portly man who seemed the opposite of all the Neomans in the room started to walk up to him.

"F*cking bureaucrat," Walden said as he turned to face the man

"What the hell are you thinking! Why haven't we begun evacuation all ready!,"

"Sir, we are figuring out the ways we can get the civilians off the planet safely and--"

"Too hell with the civilians! I am the highest rank here I demand that i be allowed to leave first," The short man spit as he talked giving Walden a nice saliva shower.

Walden clenched his fist trying to suppress his anger.

"Sir, I canno---"

"Yes you can I am ordering you to escort me to the shuttle so i can leave, I have information about this sector and it needs to be protected!" He spouted furiously. "Now, I will go get my things."

The short man stormed off into a back room.

"He who takes without giving only shows there true evil," Walden said to the mans back, but he said it softly enough that he couldn't hear.

Deep in Zoidian controlled space, a small, newly built ship was on her shakedown cruise. Thus far, everything had been tested succesfully, except the newly designed replacement F.T.L. drive. After getting a safe distance away using her sublight engines, the G.F.S. Medley, a Shinano class (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Schematics/Planet%20Zi/attackcarrier_shinano.jpg) attack carrier dissapeared in a flash of light.

Geonia Star System

The Zoidian ship appeared in a similar flash of light as she had dissapeared into. Only, she wasn't where she had planned to be.

G.F.S. Medley - Command Bridge

"Report!" roared the Captain.

"The new drive worked like it was supposed to," said the Chief Engineer, "however, it seems a glitch in the navigation code jumped us into unexplored space."

"Sir, reading a Class H world near-by. Also picking up a distress signal."

"Send a ship down to investigate."

"Aye, sir."

Exterior

A lone Astro Commando class (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Schematics/Planet%20Zi/hvytroopxport_astrocommando.jpg) heavy troop transport departed from the attack carrier and headed planetside.

Fluid Time Later...

The transport swooped over the damaged Neoman base that was the source of the distress beacon. On the return pass, it hovered over the roof of one building as a group of five armored soldiers dropped out. The remaining troops inside the craft closed the hatch as the ship banked and returned to the mother ship.

Meanwhile, those armored forms that remained on the roof looked around for an access point.

OOC: Off to bed now. Feel free to find my guys on your roof in the meantime.
Oh, and just so you know, if the need arises, I can bring the attack carrier itself down into the atmosphere over the base. Most of my small cap ships have that ability.

"Whose that man?" Fujiko asks as the short man storms off.

obviously an higher rank than Walden san she thinks to herself as she sees the bureaucrat in action.

"our aim is to rescue as many people as possible and not just certain people. we can even take our ship into orbit to reduce the time needed to evac the base" she adds as she speaks to Walden.

The Tesserarii soldiers scrambled off of the sand towards the pair of newcomers as the multilasers on the dropship opened fire onto something under the sand, the low-powered but constant pulse lasers drilling into the sand, spewing molten glass out everywhere.

Tesserarius Aphentis's augmetic eyes caught perculiar movement in the sand, and he fired his hellguns, lifting his feet of the ground and using his mechadendrites like spider's legs to carry him off of the sand. The hellguns spat on low-charge but rapid-fire mode, scouring the sand but doing little else. The Tesserarius thought something to the Machine-Spirits, and the hellguns increased in power but decreased in speed. The shots began to pierce the sand.

The Vis Machinae']The Tesserarii soldiers scrambled off of the sand towards the pair of newcomers as the multilasers on the dropship opened fire onto something under the sand, the low-powered but constant pulse lasers drilling into the sand, spewing molten glass out everywhere.

Tesserarius Aphentis's augmetic eyes caught perculiar movement in the sand, and he fired his hellguns, lifting his feet of the ground and using his mechadendrites like spider's legs to carry him off of the sand. The hellguns spat on low-charge but rapid-fire mode, scouring the sand but doing little else. The Tesserarius thought something to the Machine-Spirits, and the hellguns increased in power but decreased in speed. The shots began to pierce the sand.

ooc: Rules for RPing wiht Neoma

rule 2 i decide when the critters attack, you can ruin my idea for this RP. if you just do that

Walden nodded "I know, but he out ranks me and i have to follow his orders,"

"Coord knows that he will be punished," Walden said as he turned to wards his men

"I want two people on the roof,"

Two men nodded and picked up there rifles and began to walk out of the room.

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"Common go go go!," Shouted the men at the doors.

---

The two men opened the door to the room and they were confronted by the new comers.

Startled they brought up there rifles.

"Down, on the ground!," Shouted one of the men as the other backed him up.

OOC: I take it that last bit was directed at my guys on the roof. Though, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong in this assumption.

IC: The armored figures, three of which were outside the viewing angle of the door way, spun into combat crouches the instant the Neoman's shout reached them.

"Looks like we've got survivors," one said through the helmet's audio system.

"We may find more below," said another.

The nonchalant way they acted even while the Neomans were covering them wasn't intended as insulting to the Neomans, it was just the way they had been trained to run a rescue op, which is what they had been instructed to do if they found survivors at the site of the origin of the distress beacon. The fact that this was a Class H world didn't bother them either as the suits had been fully rated to withstand the worst that the Class H planet in the home star system could throw at them and come out only needing a new paint job.

Standing up, they let their rifles drop to ready positions.

"Now," said the one apparently in charge turning towards the Neomans, "is this the way you great your rescuers? I suggest you lower your weapons or explain why you used a distress beacon to ensare passing ships in violation of space maritime laws."

OOC: Armor looks like this:
General View:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Schematics/Planet%20Zi/chig1.jpg
Close up side view of helmet area:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Schematics/Planet%20Zi/chig-armor01.jpg

IC:

The 3rd fleet of the Lyonite Navy was on patrol 4 light years away when it got the distress signal.

"Admiral we have a distress signal coming from the Planet Geonia. Our sources say that it is a desert planet, that there is an attempt to tereform it under way by Neoma."

"Lets get under way.Have our troops get ready for desert environments. Put them in the Mjolnir mrk eight armor.(OCC: imagine the Master chief but with desert camo cause green doesn't blend in with sand.)What do we have for ground vehicles?"

"Well sir, we have a pair of armored regiments, a zoid platoon, and a mechanized infantry division. With 5 divisions of infantry to top it off, we should be just fine."

(OCC: this is not an invasion force. this is the fleet's troop compliment.)


IC:

"Good. Send the coordinates to the rest of the fleet."

The 3rd fleet jumped to the Geonian star system. It arrived 2 hours later.

"Comms send a message to all the ships in system."

"Channel's open, sir."

This is Admiral David Olson, We received the distress signal and are here to help any rescue operations. Can you update us on the current situation?



OCC:
3rd fleet listing
2 General Sherman class Heavy Battleship
8 Imperial II-class Star Destroyers
4 Endurance-class fleet carriers
20 Hapes Nova Battle Cruisers
70 65 CC-9600 frigates
total ships:104

this is for re fence o you know what the General Sherman can do,
General Sherman Class Heavy Battleship
Length 3,000 meters
width 300 meters
depth 350 meters
crew 75,000
Power Supply 4 Hypermatter reactors
Sublight Propulsion 6 ion engines
Hyperdrive Rating Class 2
back up Hyperdrive rating Class 10
Armament
1 120 inch Fixed railgun
4 72 inch Rail gun Turrets
50 36 inch rail gun turrets
100 20 inch rail gun turrets
500 10 inch rail gun turrets
5,000 3 inch point defense rail gun turrets
10 5 gigaton nuclear missiles
50,000 VLS tubes
Armor 20 Meters of durasteel
Shield rating 270,000 SBD
Hull rating 90,000 RU
Consumables 6 years
Speed 1,850 Gees

The General Sherman fills the need for a heavy battleship that is fast, but yet heavily armed and armored. Its array of weapons is large for a ship of this size. The shields are Ion particle based with a back up of positron shielding with half the power of the Ion shields but are immune to Ion
cannons.The rail guns fire solid Durasteel at up to 35% light speed. The 4 Hypermatter reactors coupled with the 6 Ion engines, give the ship its remarkable speed of 1,850 Gees. The Main cannon can fire at around 10 rounds per minute, while the other weapons fire from 180- 18 RPM. The VLS tubes fire missiles with a nuclear warhead with a yeild of 100 megatons . This is used for missile spam to take down large ships with small amounts of Point Defense such as any ship from the ISD series, and the Victory SD series.It also serves as a cover for the lethal 5 gigaton nuke that will be coming with the missile spam that will confuse sensors, and PD targeting systems.

snip

The Neomans held there ground "Look at it from our prospective, You landed on Neoman territory un announced,"


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War preist Walden listened to the broken up message all he got was bits and peices but he understood it.

"Were held up in the communications bay, we are secure for now but that may change."

ooc; it wasnt for you it was for [NS]The Vis Machinae

Can you give us any information on what is holding you up in the bay? We will be landing five divisions to come and get you out.Four of them will be Infantry, and there will be a signle mechanzied infantry divsion as well. They can be there in two hours.

OOC: Sorry. My bad then. Guess we'll have to go with the flow.

Though, if need be, I can edit this post and my previous one to fix it.

IC: "We did a pass over earlier," came the reply, "we saw no signs of life and this damage, so we assumed no survivors. Still, its interesting you didn't hear the noise from the engines the first time we passed over head and the second time when they were in hover as we dropped down."

By this time, a pair of the armored forms had strode over to the roof's edge and were looking down.

The 1st Infantry Division had landed 2 miles from the ruined complex.

Sargents screamed at the men "Get your ass moving."
A group of the 1st division reached the complex with out incident. They started to search the buildings.

"Sir i found some dead. Lots of them."

"How many?"

"I'd say twenty atleast."

"My god what happened here?"

Another soilder reported in.

"I've found..... something sir. It looks like a giant spider."

"What the hell!"

The one that found the spider, was attacked from behind.

the replacement tactical officer picked up the new contacts and Captain Takahara sent out the following message to he flagships.

"This is Captain Mikiko Takahara from the Kirisuban exploration ship Yu Lung. I assume you have all heard the distress signal and we already have a team on the surface but have lost contact with them.

survivors are confirmed and we can pick up 47 life signs on our sensors"

The message from the Yu Lung was picked up and played over the Command Bridge's speakers.

"This is Captain Mikiko Takahara from the Kirisuban exploration ship Yu Lung. I assume you have all heard the distress signal and we already have a team on the surface but have lost contact with them.

survivors are confirmed and we can pick up 47 life signs on our sensors"

"Hmm," thought the Captain, "So intial reports of the possible lack of any survivors was wrong."

A repsonse message was quickly drafted and transmitted back to the Yu Lung:

This is the G.F.S. Medley. We ended up in this system by pure chance, but we did detect the distress signal you mentioned. Further details I would prefer to discuss in person instead of over an open comm line.

The message from the Yu Lung was picked up and played over the Command Bridge's speakers.



"Hmm," thought the Captain, "So intial reports of the possible lack of any survivors was wrong."

A repsonse message was quickly drafted and transmitted back to the Yu Lung:

The Neoman soldier shook his head "Noise dampaners, This place can get pretty loud when the terraformer is running,"

---

War priest walden heard the reports of the massive force that had landed on the outscerts of the base,

"Why does "do not land" seem to bring the idiots out, Alright were moveing out time to rescue these bastards,"

He grabbed his helmet and looked at Fujiko "If you and your people are going too you will need these to protect you from the sun and lung rot.

A Neoman soldier walked up with a creat that was filled with strange looking resperators and long dark brown over coats.

"Humph," grunted the lead armored figure, "Can we get inside. Would probably be safer if we get those two," a gesture towards the two closer to the edge of the roof than the others, "somplace I can keep a better eye on them."

The two in question, the group's sniper and demolitionist, were currently pretending to hack(sp?) lugis over the side of the building.

Three Newly commisioned Paragon Star Destroyers were undergoing tests when they picked up a weak distress signal. "Sir, we're reading a weak signal, I belive it's coming from the planet surface. We're also reading some buildings. What should we do?" The captain replied, "Send down five landing craft, four filled with troops, and one with scout bikes. That should be 200 troopers, and 12 bikes, right?" "Yes sir."

The landing craft headed straight towards the buildings, only to find them destroyed. Four of the craft stayed in the air, while the other landed, dropping off 25 clone troopers, clad in white armor. They got into formation and awaited the Lieuteniant. He stepped out and briefed them on the situation. "You men need to get into your assigned squads and search the complex for any lifeforms.

The squads scattered around the area, and the Lieuteniant and his squad climbed the foremost building, only to see a battle suit. They drew their weapons and aimed. "Identify yourself!" the Lieuteniant yelled, awaiting a reply...

"I'll go" Fujiko replies "since I need to get to our shuttlecraft"

She accepts the protective gear thats about her size and puts it on.

###

This is the G.F.S. Medley. We ended up in this system by pure chance, but we did detect the distress signal you mentioned. Further details I would prefer to discuss in person instead of over an open comm line.


"that is understandable Captain san" Mikiko replies "we will be waiting for you if you want to shuttle over to our ship"

"I'll go" Fujiko replies "since I need to get to our shuttlecraft"

She accepts the protective gear thats about her size and puts it on.

###

This is the G.F.S. Medley. We ended up in this system by pure chance, but we did detect the distress signal you mentioned. Further details I would prefer to discuss in person instead of over an open comm line.


"that is understandable Captain san" Mikiko replies "we will be waiting for you if you want to shuttle over to our ship"

War preist Walden ordered two of his soldiers to stay and protect the civilians.

The began to follow War priest Walden out of the door.

---

The battle suit turned to them "Drop your weapons!," The voice boz boomed as the Gatlin gun started to spin wildly as sparks bgan to fly from its waist joint.

Fujiko followed the War Priest now knowing a lot more about what was going on that when she was hustled inside.

Even if she couldn't land she could hover and pick up to 6 people per round trip.

Fujiko followed the War Priest now knowing a lot more about what was going on that when she was hustled inside.

Even if she couldn't land she could hover and pick up to 6 people per round trip.

Ths soldiers took the same route the had when they took the Kirisubans to the civilians.

They opened the door and the sun came bombarding in covering them in the entense heat.

"If you feel anything under you, stop and tell us. Do not move," One of the soldiers said as he walked past.

"will do" Fujiko replied and walked out towards her shuttlecraft which looked intact from a distance..

"will do" Fujiko replied and walked out towards her shuttlecraft which looked intact from a distance..

Two soldiers walked with Fujiko as the others covered them.

"I hate this planet," One of them said as he looked into the sun, The blue eyes of his helmet shrunk to tiny dots of blue to protect his eyes.

Fujiko reached the silver winged shuttlecraft that reflected the sunlight.

she climbed in and made herself comfortable in the pilots seat.

even wearing the mask she could see well enough to fly and she said "do you boys fancy a lift to the roof?"

Fujiko reached the silver winged shuttlecraft that reflected the sunlight.

she climbed in and made herself comfortable in the pilots seat.

even wearing the mask she could see well enough to fly and she said "do you boys fancy a lift to the roof?"

"Beats walking," one of them said

The Lieuteniant fired one shot before being hit by gattling fire, and yelled into his comlink for his other men to rereat. Two were killed, one badly wounded, and two others were not harmed. "We don't want hostilities!" He yelled, while raising his hands and slowly climbing up to the roof. "Do you need assistance?" he questioned.

A gunship saw the weapon fire and flew over to the location of the squad, and the copilot yelled over the loudspeaker, "Put down your weapons!" And its weapons aimed ahead towards the battle suit, ready to fire. "The Lieuteniant said over the comlink to the gunship, "everything is okay, but we need you to pick up these wounded men." He turned to the suit. "Do you need assistance? We can help you if you need it."

ooc: Im not even going to reply to that.... You cannot say my Battle suit fired on you, that is a god mod

please revise.

A battle suit is controlled by a sophisticated AI, it will not fire upon you unless you show hostile action.

"Beats walking," one of them said

"jump in then" she replies.

When both Neomans are aboard she hits the control that closes the door, starts up the port and starboard thrusters and gently lifts off hovering about 20 feet above the ground.

The creature bounced off the soiler's shields.

"What the hell is it?" said the other soilder, while looking at the knocked out spider.

"Who cares just kill it."

The pair fired their E-11s at the monster killing it.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Back at the base camp...

The spiders started popping up out of nowhere.

"This is HQ to recon one, HQ to recon one."

"his is Recon one, Whats up?"

"We are under attack. We are pulling out now."

"But sir we haven't rescued the survivors yet."

"To bad we're leaving. If you're not back with them in two hours, you will be left behind."

"Roger that HQ."

"Time to head home."

"Already?"

"Yep."

The Lieuteniant ordered his squad onto the rooftop, where they found a battle suit. "Hey," the Lieuteniant said, while slowly reaising his weapon,"was that you sending the distress signal? Do you need assistance? Are there any others here?" He watched the suit carefully, for any potentially hostile actions. He turned his head to the nearest clone,"send a message to the ship that we have made contact."

"Humph," grunted the lead armored figure, "Can we get inside. Would probably be safer if we get those two," a gesture towards the two closer to the edge of the roof than the others, "somplace I can keep a better eye on them."

The two in question, the group's sniper and demolitionist, were currently pretending to hack(sp?) lugis over the side of the building.

OOC: You skipped that, Neoma. Here's the link if you want to quote it.
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11403136&postcount=42

This is the G.F.S. Medley. We ended up in this system by pure chance, but we did detect the distress signal you mentioned. Further details I would prefer to discuss in person instead of over an open comm line.


"that is understandable Captain san" Mikiko replies "we will be waiting for you if you want to shuttle over to our ship"

Acknowledged. I'll be over shortly with my X.O..

Around fifteen minutes later, a lift brought a Tobin class (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Schematics/Planet%20Zi/shuttle_tobin.jpg) shuttle up from the hanger to the flight deck. After a few moments filled with comm chatter between the pilot and the Medley, it lifted off and headed for the Yu Lung.

Not built for comfort, this type of shuttle was usually used for long-range scouting missions and insertions of small strike teams. A variation had even been designed for recon and intel gathering purposes. Thus, it didn't have any frills.

Once in range, the pilot sent a short transmission requesting hanger clearance. A brief confirmation of the shuttle's turrets being off-line could be done with a quick sensor sweep.

OOC: The shuttle should be about the same width as the main body (minus the wings) Raptors from the new BSG, but a bit longer and perhaps a bit higher. Mission purpose is pretty much the same though. Though, I don't know if it'll fit in your hanger. If its too big, you can ask the pilot to hold at station keeping and use transporters. Oh, the reason I'm not exact is I'm judging the dimensions from looking at the schematic pic and comparing it to one I have of the Raptor.

OOC: You skipped that, Neoma. Here's the link if you want to quote it.
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11403136&postcount=42


ooc: my bad. and im unsure about what those guys are doing sooo.....

To Lyon County
I hate repeating myself... Do not hyjack my spiders, i control them and right now you ruining my story please stop or i will reject you posts. I will not repeat myself again.

IC:

The Neoman soldiers looked at each other and one of them nodded.

"Come on," he said as he began to walk down the door.

---

The battlesuits....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/Sinify/9fd24a9a.jpg

...Gatlin gun stopped spinning.

"No, I am not the one sending the distress signal. My orders are to hold the corridor from all beings with more then two legs. You are blocking my corridor please enter and lock the door behind you," Its voice box boomed as sparks flew from its joins as it motioned to the door behind it.

ooc: The battle suit is sitting on the ground propped up against the wall next to the door.

---

The Neomans looked at each other then at Fujiko

"Its so... quiet,"

OOC: Just in case you were wondering what the pod-like thing on the chest-area of the armor I use as seen in the images was, you'll find out soon enough as soon as I figure out an IC way to work it in.

IC: With a simple gesture of an armored hand, the leader sent the remaining two over to collect the two near the edge before they moved to the point of jumping off and seeing who could land farther from the base.

Once inside, the others stayed sealed up, but the leader activated a concealed control that caused the helmet to retract into the armor (OOC: Similar to the Stargate movie style helmets). With a slight wince as her helmet caught her shoulder length blue hair for an instant before just as quickly releasing it.

"I hate these things," she groaned, "give me a pilot suit any day over one of these infantry armors."

Looking up at the Neomans while removing her armor's 'gloves', she added, "I'm Colonel Reese (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Schematics/Planet%20Zi/reese.jpg). Why don't you take that helmet off? I would much rather be talking to a flesh-and-blood face than some nameless mask."

OOC: Just a quick note on Reese. She's one of a handful of Ancient Zoidians in the Zoidian Empire, and thus she has an ability. Her's is the ability to read and control minds if she wants. But don't worry, I won't try anything with her without asking first. Just felt like using her for this RP as I thought out of my list of characters, she would be the most likely to do what she did.

satisfied that no spiders had been tampering with her shuttle she kicks in the thrusters again and ascends gracefully.

once she reaches the roof she hovers a foot above it about to try the most dangerous part of the plan so far.

ooc: Neoma, its up to you if the roof can take the shuttles weight

###

The shuttle bay was just about big enough for the visitors shuttle and Captain Takahara was waiting behind the landing area with a pair of guards.

all 3 asian women wore the red jacket and black trousers of the exploration fleet and the Captain also had both swords in an obi made of gold cloth.

the great door closed and the bay pressure normalised. the Captain led her team to the shuttle and waited for the door to open.

OOC: Just in case you were wondering what the pod-like thing on the chest-area of the armor I use as seen in the images was, you'll find out soon enough as soon as I figure out an IC way to work it in.

IC: With a simple gesture of an armored hand, the leader sent the remaining two over to collect the two near the edge before they moved to the point of jumping off and seeing who could land farther from the base.

Once inside, the others stayed sealed up, but the leader activated a concealed control that caused the helmet to retract into the armor (OOC: Similar to the Stargate movie style helmets). With a slight wince as her helmet caught her shoulder length blue hair for an instant before just as quickly releasing it.

"I hate these things," she groaned, "give me a pilot suit any day over one of these infantry armors."

Looking up at the Neomans while removing her armor's 'gloves', she added, "I'm Colonel Reese (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Schematics/Planet%20Zi/reese.jpg). Why don't you take that helmet off? I would much rather be talking to a flesh-and-blood face than some nameless mask."

OOC: Just a quick note on Reese. She's one of a handful of Ancient Zoidians in the Zoidian Empire, and thus she has an ability. Her's is the ability to read and control minds if she wants. But don't worry, I won't try anything with her without asking first. Just felt like using her for this RP as I thought out of my list of characters, she would be the most likely to do what she did.

"Well... I'd rather be running down the streets of Derit naked then being cooped up in this "Brand new" Mark 7... Then again I'd rather be in this in a fight then be naked,"

The Neoman soldier hit a small recessed button on the side of his helmet and the mouth piece slide down while the eye piece slid up. He removed his helmet revealing a hansom young man.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/Sinify/finalf.jpg

He took a breath and smiled while holding out his hand. "Gunnery Sergeant Neil Edwards. Neoman Military Hazardous Environment legion, 3rd Brigade "The Sand Stormers","

ooc: It will

*Snip*
The shuttle bay was just about big enough for the visitors shuttle and Captain Takahara was waiting behind the landing area with a pair of guards.

all 3 asian women wore the red jacket and black trousers of the exploration fleet and the Captain also had both swords in an obi made of gold cloth.

the great door closed and the bay pressure normalised. the Captain led her team to the shuttle and waited for the door to open.

The shuttle slid smoothly inside the shuttle bay. Once inside, her three legs deployed as she settled down on the deck. A few moments were needed to equalize the pressure of the shuttle's interior with that inside the bay. After it equalized, the port hatch, just in front of the port turret and behind the cockpit section, slid open. Lieutenant Colonel Amy (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Schematics/Planet%20Zi/amy.jpg) and Captain Jeo Smith step down onto the deck of the shuttle bay.

OOC: Just an F.Y.I., but the Lieutenant Colonel's going to do the talking. Technically not the first officer (who's supposed to have arrived in two days if the ship's F.T.L. test had worked correctly), she's actually one of a couple people who were aboard for one reason or another that got stuck for the duration. Colonel Reese is another one.

"Well... I'd rather be running down the streets of Derit naked then being cooped up in this "Brand new" Mark 7... Then again I'd rather be in this in a fight then be naked,"

The Neoman soldier hit a small recessed button on the side of his helmet and the mouth piece slide down while the eye piece slid up. He removed his helmet revealing a hansom young man.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/Sinify/finalf.jpg

He took a breath and smiled while holding out his hand. "Gunnery Sergeant Neil Edwards. Neoman Military Hazardous Environment legion, 3rd Brigade "The Sand Stormers","

ooc: It will

After attaching the gloves to her 'belt', Reese shook his hand firmly.

"Sand Stormers," she said with a wry smile, "seems appropriate given the locale.

"As you've probably figured out, I'm not a member of the infantry, but a Zoid pilot."

With a more serious look on her face, she added, "Now, would you mind filling me in on the sit rep?"

OOC: Yes, Planet Zi is a Zoid universe nation with some extra stuff I've mixed in for space stuff (which takes it across the PMT to true FT border, IMHO).

[QUOTE=Neoma]

...Gatlin gun stopped spinning.

"No, I am not the one sending the distress signal. My orders are to hold the corridor from all beings with more then two legs. You are blocking my corridor please enter and lock the door behind you," Its voice box boomed as sparks flew from its joins as it motioned to the door behind it.QUOTE]
OOC: I assume that post^ was directed at me.

IC: "Okay, but I need to call the rest of my men to get back on the landing craft." They entered and locked the door, slowly advancing down the hallway.

The shuttle slid smoothly inside the shuttle bay. Once inside, her three legs deployed as she settled down on the deck. A few moments were needed to equalize the pressure of the shuttle's interior with that inside the bay. After it equalized, the port hatch, just in front of the port turret and behind the cockpit section, slid open. Lieutenant Colonel Amy (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Schematics/Planet%20Zi/amy.jpg) and Captain Jeo Smith step down onto the deck of the shuttle bay.

OOC: Just an F.Y.I., but the Lieutenant Colonel's going to do the talking. Technically not the first officer (who's supposed to have arrived in two days if the ship's F.T.L. test had worked correctly), she's actually one of a couple people who were aboard for one reason or another that got stuck for the duration. Colonel Reese is another one.



"welcome to the New Kirisuban Exploration Ship Yu Lung. i am Captain Mikiko Takahara commanding this ship" she said as she bowed in welcome.

ooc: Mikiko is a human of north pacific descent as Kirisubo still exists on Earth.

she's 27 years old, slighly built with olive skin, dark eyes and long dark hair in a pony tail. slightly built she's wearing a katana and a wakizashi as befits her rank and the uniform is black trousers and a dark red wrap round jacket tied at the waist.

her guards are dressed the same and look similar but have plasma rifles which look like sub-machine guns.

"welcome to the New Kirisuban Exploration Ship Yu Lung. i am Captain Mikiko Takahara commanding this ship" she said as she bowed in welcome.

ooc: Mikiko is a human of north pacific descent as Kirisubo still exists on Earth.

she's 27 years old, slighly built with olive skin, dark eyes and long dark hair in a pony tail. slightly built she's wearing a katana and a wakizashi as befits her rank and the uniform is black trousers and a dark red wrap round jacket tied at the waist.

her guards are dressed the same and look similar but have plasma rifles which look like sub-machine guns.

OOC: I've not really decided on a standard uniform design yet, so lets say my characters are dressed as they are in pics (except in Reese's case as she's got the armor).
As for Zoidians, IMHO, they are an example of convergent evolutionary paths (same or similar species evolving while isolated from each other). So, essentially they are human, but with a few genetic quirks (hair colors naturally occuring that are outside the standard human range, for example (like Reese's blue hair)). Enough to qualify for a seperate species.

IC: The two Zoidians returned the bow curteosly(sp?).

"I'm Lieutenant Colonel Amy," said Amy, "and this is Captain Jeo Smith. You'll have to excuse him, the Medley is his first command. Its also the first combat ship he's served on as well as the first he's served on to exit our territory.

"Do you mind if we walk while we talk?" she continued, "that shuttle is meant for armored troop transport and isn't exactly comfortable. I've got a few kinks that need to be streatched out."

Her Gauss Pistol swung in its holster as she moved. If one looked, they could note that the safety was engaged and that the ready light was red indicating it wasn't charged up.

The Captain, however, had forgotten his sidearm, which was an energy weapon unlike the Lieutenant Colonel's, back aboard the Medley in his quarters.

The shuttle slid smoothly inside the shuttle bay. Once inside, her three legs deployed as she settled down on the deck. A few moments were needed to equalize the pressure of the shuttle's interior with that inside the bay. After it equalized, the port hatch, just in front of the port turret and behind the cockpit section, slid open. Lieutenant Colonel Amy (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Schematics/Planet%20Zi/amy.jpg) and Captain Jeo Smith step down onto the deck of the shuttle bay.

OOC: Just an F.Y.I., but the Lieutenant Colonel's going to do the talking. Technically not the first officer (who's supposed to have arrived in two days if the ship's F.T.L. test had worked correctly), she's actually one of a couple people who were aboard for one reason or another that got stuck for the duration. Colonel Reese is another one.



After attaching the gloves to her 'belt', Reese shook his hand firmly.

"Sand Stormers," she said with a wry smile, "seems appropriate given the locale.

"As you've probably figured out, I'm not a member of the infantry, but a Zoid pilot."

With a more serious look on her face, she added, "Now, would you mind filling me in on the sit rep?"

OOC: Yes, Planet Zi is a Zoid universe nation with some extra stuff I've mixed in for space stuff (which takes it across the PMT to true FT border, IMHO).

"We were the best in the Neoman Army for desert warfare... as you can see the brigade is gone. I have no idea what a Zoid is,"

Neil pulled a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and lit up.

"The situation is that this facility was build for the mining and terraforming of this world. We've been here for over 3 years and the Geonian spiders we not any real threat but when the terraforming began... The went crazy and attacked anything that moved."

---
The civilians looked at the new comers with the same hollow, soulless eyes.

"Who the hell are you?!" A voice bellowed as the bureaucrat walked strait up to them

"We were the best in the Neoman Army for desert warfare... as you can see the brigade is gone. I have no idea what a Zoid is,"

Neil pulled a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and lit up.

"The situation is that this facility was build for the mining and terraforming of this world. We've been here for over 3 years and the Geonian spiders we not any real threat but when the terraforming began... The went crazy and attacked anything that moved."

"Its basically a giant bio-mechanical lifeform that evolved on our homeworld as well," Reese said, "A few don't have cockpits, but most do. They usually appear in forms similar to most purely organic life, but usually in colors not usually associated with organic entities. Mine, which wasn't aboard the ship before we left, is a blue Genosaur. That's one of the saurian like ones."

She coughed a little as the cigarette smoke reached her. While she knew some people liked to smoke, she wasn't one of them. As nicotine, the primary ingrediant in cigarettes, was classed as a narcotic, she knew it would affect her abilities while in the cockpit. Something most, if not all, Zoid pilots, let alone pilots of other craft, liked. Thus, smoking and drinking was usually done by the general infantry members of the Zoidian armed forces.

"Its basically a giant bio-mechanical lifeform that evolved on our homeworld as well," Reese said, "A few don't have cockpits, but most do. They usually appear in forms similar to most purely organic life, but usually in colors not usually associated with organic entities. Mine, which wasn't aboard the ship before we left, is a blue Genosaur. That's one of the saurian like ones."

She coughed a little as the cigarette smoke reached her. While she knew some people liked to smoke, she wasn't one of them. As nicotine, the primary ingrediant in cigarettes, was classed as a narcotic, she knew it would affect her abilities while in the cockpit. Something most, if not all, Zoid pilots, let alone pilots of other craft, liked. Thus, smoking and drinking was usually done by the general infantry members of the Zoidian armed forces.

Neil noticed her cough and put out the cigarette.

"Sorry," he said "But these... Zoids are like mechs in animal form but with guns right?"

OOC: I've not really decided on a standard uniform design yet, so lets say my characters are dressed as they are in pics (except in Reese's case as she's got the armor).
As for Zoidians, IMHO, they are an example of convergent evolutionary paths (same or similar species evolving while isolated from each other). So, essentially they are human, but with a few genetic quirks (hair colors naturally occuring that are outside the standard human range, for example (like Reese's blue hair)). Enough to qualify for a seperate species.

IC: The two Zoidians returned the bow curteosly(sp?).

"I'm Lieutenant Colonel Amy," said Amy, "and this is Captain Jeo Smith. You'll have to excuse him, the Medley is his first command. Its also the first combat ship he's served on as well as the first he's served on to exit our territory.

"Do you mind if we walk while we talk?" she continued, "that shuttle is meant for armored troop transport and isn't exactly comfortable. I've got a few kinks that need to be streatched out."

Her Gauss Pistol swung in its holster as she moved. If one looked, they could note that the safety was engaged and that the ready light was red indicating it wasn't charged up.

The Captain, however, had forgotten his sidearm, which was an energy weapon unlike the Lieutenant Colonel's, back aboard the Medley in his quarters.

"Amy san, we can continue discussions in my office of the bridge if you want a walk." Mikiko replies "its always better to discuss things over tea"

The civilians looked at the new comers with the same hollow, soulless eyes.

"Who the hell are you?!" A voice bellowed as the bureaucrat walked strait up to them
The Lieuteniant signaled for his men to lower their weapons."We are a recon force sent to look over this complex. We were sent by Captain Moretti. The ship picked up a distress signal. What's the situation? do you need to evacuate?"

Neil noticed her cough and put out the cigarette.

"Sorry," he said "But these... Zoids are like mechs in animal form but with guns right?"

"In a sense, yes," she said, "the main bulk is mechanical in nature. The Zoid Core, found at every Zoid's heart, is bio-mechanical in nature. A Zoid Core is what gives each individual Zoid its personality.

"Though the Organoids are a different animal all toghether, in both the literal and the figurative sense.

"But enough on that, its not why we are here. What's the sit rep? Why the distress signal?"

"Amy san, we can continue discussions in my office of the bridge if you want a walk." Mikiko replies "its always better to discuss things over tea"

"Lead the way," Amy responded falling in behind Captain Mikiko Takahara with Jeo following along, though occasionally falling behind as he paused at times to 'check out' the sights along the way, "Though, what does 'san' mean?"

as Amy and Jeo walk to the turbo lift the young crew were busy all round them and there was barely a man to be seen so far in the metal walled corridors .

when they get to the turbo-lift that leads to the bridge Mikiko presses a button that brings them there.

while they journey Amy is told "most of the surviving plantary population of New Kirisubo is female and thus they crew the starships. our men are rare in the service. San means honourable in my language and its used along with a name to show that the person concerned is a lady or gentleman. its an old custom but we still use it"

they exit the turbo lift and the all female bridge cew bow their heads to their Captain as the party enter the office just off the bridge.

"take a seat" she offers and speaks into the replicator returning with a tray, 3 cups and a pot of green tea.

###

Fujiko touches the shuttle down on the roof sucessfully and powers down the thrusters her experiment sucessful.

"we'll be able to evac safely" she says to the Neomans "and it won't take too long once we have both shuttles on the job"

as Amy and Jeo walk to the turbo lift the young crew were busy all round them and there was barely a man to be seen so far in the metal walled corridors .

when they get to the turbo-lift that leads to the bridge Mikiko presses a button that brings them there.

while they journey Amy is told "most of the surviving plantary population of New Kirisubo is female and thus they crew the starships. our men are rare in the service. San means honourable in my language and its used along with a name to show that the person concerned is a lady or gentleman. its an old custom but we still use it"

they exit the turbo lift and the all female bridge cew bow their heads to their Captain as the party enter the office just off the bridge.

"take a seat" she offers and speaks into the replicator returning with a tray, 3 cups and a pot of green tea.
*Snip*

"Interesting," said Amy as she took the offered seat, "I've heard of cultures that use such honorifics in their day-to-day lingo, but I've never encountered one personally before, sensei-chan."

She smiled a little in amusement at the use of an ancient honorific hailing from an Earth colony world the Zoidians had found in their cluster. Amy explained as much to Captain Takahara. Though it was apparent she was holding some secret back. However, judging from her demeanor, it was probably something related to the safety and security of the star cluster their home system was located in as well as all the Zoidian territory.

"As for your lack of males in your nation," she enquired, "Have you ever thought about turning to cloning and genetic manipulation to prevent identical clones and increasing the gene pool?"

She added with a slight amused snort, "In my honest opinion, it would certainly be interesting to meet a version of oneself of the opposite gender. Don't you agree?"

Jeo, in the mean time, had quietly moved over to the window and was gazing out at the Medley (OOC: Assuming the room has any windows pointing in the right direction, let alone any windows at all).

OOC: If things play out right, you might even get an invitation to visit the Zoidian cluster.

ooc : there are windows that you can look out. think of a slightly smaller version of the ready room on Captain Archers Enterprise and you have the basic idea.

ic:

"we get by Amy san" Mikiko replied "by the use of sperm banks. by law every male has to make at least one deposit every month and any woman can access these facilties. they're presently on our planet in Federal Union space and the Kiribushi worlds in Sephrion space.

Same sex marriages are very common and I had two mothers before the death of my world.

We've never cloned people and I don't know how i would react if I met a male version of myself."

she sips her tea and adds "it seems you've encountered worlds before which also use our titles and means of greetings. as explorers we would like to learn about similar cultures"

ooc : there are windows that you can look out. think of a slightly smaller version of the ready room on Captain Archers Enterprise and you have the basic idea.

ic:

"we get by Amy san" Mikiko replied "by the use of sperm banks. by law every male has to make at least one deposit every month and any woman can access these facilties. they're presently on our planet in Federal Union space and the Kiribushi worlds in Sephrion space.

Same sex marriages are very common and I had two mothers before the death of my world.

We've never cloned people and I don't know how i would react if I met a male version of myself."

she sips her tea and adds "it seems you've encountered worlds before which also use our titles and means of greetings. as explorers we would like to learn about similar cultures"

"Our cluster is pretty isolated," replied Amy, "yet still we've found colonies founded by people whose records indicate that most hail from a world known as Earth, also known as Terra to some. The records also indicate they used generational ships as well as sleeper ships due to departing prior to any invention of superluminal technology. Of course, a slight quirk of nature has helped keep the cluster even more isolated.

"We are a private people and have thus far only invited a few outsiders into our space in our history. If things go well here today, you may be the next," she paused for breath and a sip of tea, "Though, I was wondering if you could provide us with the co-ordinates of where we are so we could find where home is."

Mikiko speaks a few words of Kirisuban into her desk terminal and a map of this sector of space appears.

she turns the screen round so Amy can see it and replies "this is the information we have on this system and it includes standard format co-ordinates. The desert planet seems to be the only one which could support life"

she drinks more tea and says "computer, expand area of the map to show nearby sectors up to 1000 light years away"

the new map shows the sectors that the Kirisubans know about.

"You use hard displays," said Amy with honest surprise, "last time I saw one was in a museum.

"Sorry, I don't mean to cause any tech envy to develop. More than likely, you have tech more advanced than what my nation has in other areas."

She smiled apologetically(sp?) before continuing, after a quick glare at Jeo for a barely stifled chortle of amusement.

"Luckily our written languages aren't that different from each other," she said, "so I'm not having that hard a time understanding the display. However, I'm not a navigator, so perhaps it would be best if you transmitted the information to the Medley for her navigator to go over with the A.I. of the ship.

"As for desert planets," she continued, "one of our worlds in the cluster has vast deserts. Its not a Class H planet like the world below, but its mostly due to it being in one of its super-continent periods. As I'm not a scientist with expertise in that field, I can't really explain it to you. Just that it has to do with the planet's plate tectonics and continental drift patterns."

OOC: For example, while I've traded with nations that have transporter tech, I've not around to 'aquiring' it. Perhaps that's something you could offer in exchange for one of my unique and/or semi-unique techs.

The short man smiled "Your god damn right i need to be evacuated! Sitting here with these.... these peasents is hard enough. Not to mention a Incompetent War priest still tied to the past."

"Whos incompetant, the man who sent 12 me nto there deaths or one only doing as ordered," A voice came from behind the squad.

----

Neil nodded "Interesting..." He said with a face that even though it was explaned to him he still didn't understand.

---

The shuttle landed on the roof as it came to a stop the roof creaked under them from the added weight.

*Snip*
Neil nodded "Interesting..." He said with a face that even though it was explaned to him he still didn't understand.
*Snip*

Reese smiled in amusement at the confusion she saw on Neil's face. Zoids and Organoids were common enough in Zoidian space that even civilian varients existed, that to come across someone who didn't have the slightest clue about them was, at the very least, amusing.

"You still haven't answered my questions," she reminded him, "What's the sit rep here? Why the distress signal? Why's this place in ruins?"

OOC: No offense, but get that beaurocrat(sp?) near my guys, and they'll more than likely stun him to shut him up. I guess he's never heard of women and children first. One should protect the future more than an old blowhard of the past like him.
Oh, and I almost forgot to mention something. Zoidians age slower than regular humans, thus they can look a lot younger than they really are. For example, both Amy and Reese physically look like they are seventeen-years-old, but I assure you that they are far older (Reese in particular due to an extended stint along with other Ancient Zoidians in stasis pods).

when Fujiko heard the roof creaking she frowned but said "at least we know we can land for short periods of time here"

she got out of the pilot seat and took of the big coat but kept on the mask.

"I need to return to my ship but I'll be back soon with our other shuttle and we can evacuate from the roof" she says to the soldiers.

###

the Kirisuban Doctor aided by her colleage had treated several injuries amongst the civiliansand now she had finished she sat down to a ration bar.

###

Mikiko smiled and said "I'm sure your navigator could make sense of this data and i'll send it right away".

She hits her comm badge and speaks in Kirisuban. a young woman enters the ready room bowing.

she goes over to the screen, notes the file name and replies in english "Amy san i'll send that file now to your ship"

Reese smiled in amusement at the confusion she saw on Neil's face. Zoids and Organoids were common enough in Zoidian space that even civilian varients existed, that to come across someone who didn't have the slightest clue about them was, at the very least, amusing.

"You still haven't answered my questions," she reminded him, "What's the sit rep here? Why the distress signal? Why's this place in ruins?"

OOC: No offense, but get that beaurocrat(sp?) near my guys, and they'll more than likely stun him to shut him up. I guess he's never heard of women and children first. One should protect the future more than an old blowhard of the past like him.
Oh, and I almost forgot to mention something. Zoidians age slower than regular humans, thus they can look a lot younger than they really are. For example, both Amy and Reese physically look like they are seventeen-years-old, but I assure you that they are far older (Reese in particular due to an extended stint along with other Ancient Zoidians in stasis pods).

ooc:somebody watches too much anime :) Im guilty too i guess... Ghost in the shell freak.

IC.

Neil nodded "Well the situation as i understand it is tha we need to get the hell off this rock. 47 Civilians and about 12 soldiers."

The short man smiled "Your god damn right i need to be evacuated! Sitting here with these.... these peasents is hard enough. Not to mention a Incompetent War priest still tied to the past."
"I'll have a transport down here pronto." It lifted off from one of the Destroyers and glided right towards the complex, and it landed on the ground next to it.
"It's here," the Lieuteniant informed the short man. "Whose coming first?"

Fujiko gave her coat back and after telling the soldiers to get 12 people on the roof ready for evac she lifted off returning to her ship.

soon she would be back with the other shuttlecraft on board the Yu Lung and the evacuation could start in earnest.

*Snip*
Mikiko smiled and said "I'm sure your navigator could make sense of this data and i'll send it right away".

She hits her comm badge and speaks in Kirisuban. a young woman enters the ready room bowing.

she goes over to the screen, notes the file name and replies in english "Amy san i'll send that file now to your ship"

"Thank-you, Captain-san," Amy replied curteusly(sp?) using the same honorific as Mikiko was, "Once command gets a situation report, they'll probably send at least one more ship to help out here."

Meanwhile...

As soon as the Medley recieved the transmission with the co-ordinates, her navigator and A.I. set to work plotting their location and relative position to Zoidian space using various media.

ooc:somebody watches too much anime :) Im guilty too i guess... Ghost in the shell freak.

IC.

Neil nodded "Well the situation as i understand it is tha we need to get the hell off this rock. 47 Civilians and about 12 soldiers."

OOC: What's wrong with watching anime? I needed a basis for my nation, I liked Zoids and I liked the whole space adventure thing (ie, FT), so I decided to merge the two. Of course, thus far, I've not met an anime I didn't like (excluding one).

IC: Reese thought for a few moments before responding.

"We can have the troop transport we came down in return after the rest that stayed in it returned to the ship and removed any non-essential items to make as much room as possible," she said, "judging from how many fully armed and armoured troops I've seen those things be able to carry, I should think that if everyone only took what they absolutely couldn't leave behind, then we should fit almost everyone in one trip," she thought for a few more moments before continuing, "Or we could have it come down loaded with military suplies, off-load it, and then send the civilians up with their essentials. Only problem I see is that it'll either need to land on the sand or hover over the roof in either case."

"Thank-you, Captain-san," Amy replied curteusly(sp?) using the same honorific as Mikiko was, "Once command gets a situation report, they'll probably send at least one more ship to help out here."

Meanwhile...

As soon as the Medley recieved the transmission with the co-ordinates, her navigator and A.I. set to work plotting their location and relative position to Zoidian space using various media.




"I'll be looking forward to their visit" Mikiko replies as her comm badge goes off.

She listens and replies "my XO is returning from the surface and she's found survivors who need evacuated"

"I'll be looking forward to their visit" Mikiko replies as her comm badge goes off.

She listens and replies "my XO is returning from the surface and she's found survivors who need evacuated"

"Colonel Reese is down there with a team," Amy said after drinking some more tea, "knowing her, she'll probably try to help. I don't know how large your shuttle is, but the transport she put herself in command of for the duration of our stay here is much larger than the shuttle we arrived here in. There's room in its hold to carry around fifty, if I remember correctly, fully armed and armored troops as well as one or more vehicles, depending on size. That, and with the tracks, its also an effective A.P.C. unit while groundside."

Neil began to smile until the Alarm klaxon started to hoot all around the base.

"Oh, shit," Neil said as he grabbed his helmet and slammed it over his head.

He grabbed up his rifle and ran to the roof. When he opened the door he was met head on by the shuttle.

He recovered and ran to the edge of the roof.

A group of Geonian spiders were starting to scale the walls of the Communication complex.

He aimed and fired his new rife. The bright orange/red bolts lashed out at the spiders. But for every one he took down 3 more replaced it.

"Every one inside now!," He shouted into his comm. that sent the message to anyone who was listening.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/Sinify/Geonianspider.jpg

"Colonel Reese is down there with a team," Amy said after drinking some more tea, "knowing her, she'll probably try to help. I don't know how large your shuttle is, but the transport she put herself in command of for the duration of our stay here is much larger than the shuttle we arrived here in. There's room in its hold to carry around fifty, if I remember correctly, fully armed and armored troops as well as one or more vehicles, depending on size. That, and with the tracks, its also an effective A.P.C. unit while groundside."

"our shuttles can take 6 passengers but we can hover and even use them as ground attack craft once they are armed" Mikiko replied "but it looks like your vehicle is better suited for the job"

Fujiko Toba arrives up on the bridge having left her mask behind in the shuttle and tells her captain and guest what she's been told.

"i haven't seen them yet but the Neomans seem to think these spiders are dangerous" she says.

"number one, take both our shuttles and return as you promised" Mikiko replies "if our allies are right time may well be short"

Fujiko bows and leaves the bridge. Before long she's in the shuttle bay with another pilot as both shuttles are prepped. a pair of wing mounted plasma guns are also set up on each shuttle given the experiences on Unity..

Neil began to smile until the Alarm klaxon started to hoot all around the base.

"Oh, shit," Neil said as he grabbed his helmet and slammed it over his head.

He grabbed up his rifle and ran to the roof. When he opened the door he was met head on by the shuttle.

He recovered and ran to the edge of the roof.

A group of Geonian spiders were starting to scale the walls of the Communication complex.

He aimed and fired his new rife. The bright orange/red bolts lashed out at the spiders. But for every one he took down 3 more replaced it.

"Every one inside now!," He shouted into his comm. that sent the message to anyone who was listening.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/Sinify/Geonianspider.jpg

While Reese stayed inside to contact the Medley and have the transport sent back down, the other armored Zoidians followed Neil outside.

"Oh, great," one could be heard to moan, "its a bug hunt."

"I despise spiders," said another.

The second speaker, which so happened to be the group's sniper, aimed a gauss sniper rifle at the bugs and began picking them off while the other's joined in with their usual assortment of gauss weaponary.

It wasn't clear who said it, but one could quite clearly hear someone say, admist the hailstorm of micro-sonic booms from the hypersonic gauss rounds, "Ain't we got fun!"

Meanwhile, Reese finished her conversation over the comm lines. It would take a minute or two for the two transports she had ordered down, one to take on what evacuees it could and the other to provide cover, to reach them.

Admist the storm of projectile rounds, a vivid green beam suddenly appeared. Someone had pulled one of the versions of the naval issue disrupter rifle. It was obviously set to disrupt as every time a target was hit, it 'vaporized'. Even though that wasn't the technical jargon for what was happening, it was common lingo for it.

"our shuttles can take 6 passengers but we can hover and even use them as ground attack craft once they are armed" Mikiko replied "but it looks like your vehicle is better suited for the job"

Fujiko Toba arrives up on the bridge having left her mask behind in the shuttle and tells her captain and guest what she's been told.

"i haven't seen them yet but the Neomans seem to think these spiders are dangerous" she says.

"number one, take both our shuttles and return as you promised" Mikiko replies "if our allies are right time may well be short"

Fujiko bows and leaves the bridge. Before long she's in the shuttle bay with another pilot as both shuttles are prepped. a pair of wing mounted plasma guns are also set up on each shuttle given the experiences on Unity..

Amy finished her tea.

Placing the cup on the table, she replied, "Due to our isolation, we've not had many problems with other nations from outside our cluster. Though, as this leads to a monotunous(sp?) routine, which we've done our best to fix, some have resorted to piracy. Dealing with them is pretty much what the majority of our military muscle is used for.

"Of course, some found other ways to relieve their boredom. Engineers and scientist designed and built things. As such, we've got one serious surplus problem in both military and civilan areas. Other's participate in the Z.B.C. sponsered races, duels, and other events.

"Our military originaly evolved out of the Guardian Force that was formed at the end of our last great world war, which happened before we entered space for the first time. The G.F. has been our primary military arm ever since. Its comprised of what the old airial, ground, and naval forces have eventually evolved into.

"Though, as a benefit of having so much surplus and scientists and engineers doing what they do best to relieve bordom, things have become more advanced and will keep continuing to do so if the original circumstances that keep the cluster isolated continue to stay in play.

"Hell, your people would probably have a feild day exploring the cluster if you ever gain access to the interior."

Hearing the news of spider like creatures, she added, "As for these 'spiders', I'm sure Colonel Reese and her team will do what they can. As she's in temporary command of the Marines aboard the Medley, due to being the best one for the job before our experimental drive threw us all the way out here, she has full access to our troops and weapons supplies.

"Though, truth be told, I'm surprised she was willing to take the mantle of her old military rank up again. Let alone that I did the same."

"we should be ready to launch soon" Mikiko replies "our crews are efficent" as she sips her tea.

###

both winged shuttles took off and entered the atmosphere without any trouble.

as Fujiko guided them towards the base she seen the spiders as she was about to hover on the roof.

She knew she couldn't get a signal back to ship with the interferance and made a decision. To stick around and add the shuttles firepower to the defenders firepower.

leaving the other pilots shuttle hovering she flies round to see what she can do about stemming the tide of spiders climbing the walls.

Lt Yuko Kasigi flying the other shuttle commed the defenders saying "we can lift off 6 people in each shuttle and we will wait"

"we should be ready to launch soon" Mikiko replies "our crews are efficent" as she sips her tea.

Amy shrugs in a way that indicates she would hold judgement on that statement until she had further supporting evidence.

"Captain-san," she began, "effeciency is nothing without effectiveness. The two go hand-in-hand in my experience. Though, I suspect that under the qualifiers for both, your crew passes with flying colors, as the old saying goes."

###

both winged shuttles took off and entered the atmosphere without any trouble.

as Fujiko guided them towards the base she seen the spiders as she was about to hover on the roof.

She knew she couldn't get a signal back to ship with the interferance and made a decision. To stick around and add the shuttles firepower to the defenders firepower.

leaving the other pilots shuttle hovering she flies round to see what she can do about stemming the tide of spiders climbing the walls.

Lt Yuko Kasigi flying the other shuttle commed the defenders saying "we can lift off 6 people in each shuttle and we will wait"

The single Hudson class (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Schematics/Planet%20Zi/troopxport_hudson.jpg) troop transport, which was what Amy had mistakenly mixed up in her mind with the much smaller Astro Commando class (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Schematics/Planet%20Zi/hvytroopxport_astrocommando.jpg) heavy troop transport when she gave the description to Captain Mikiko, carried by the Medley wasn't far behind the small shuttles. Flying alongside the giant drop ship was the same Astro Commander that had dropped off Reese and the others with her as well as a flight of Tobin class (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Schematics/Planet%20Zi/gunship_tobin.jpg) gunships.

The trio of gunship variants of the Tobin class swooped down and began helping keep the 'spiders' at bay. Like practically every Zoidian designed and built craft, it had a high degree of modularity(sp?). This allowed for these three craft to be outfitted with as many beam weapons as they could carry. Due to not having to carry ammo for various projectile weapons, this meant they could carry many more energy weapon emplacements.

Fujiko recognised the Tobin class ships from the shuttle parked in her ships shuttlebay and joined in the attack diving and shooting the spiders as they climbed the walls.

She wasn't too bothered about missing since they'd be getting of the planet soon and she knew where the others where.

###

the Doctor and Tactical officer left behind weren't too worried. they knew help was coming.

###

Mikiko smiles and responds "Amy-san our crews are battle trained, efficent in what they do and they are certainly effective. they train from their 16th birthday to get on these ships and only the best make it"

She finishes her tea and asks "do you want some more tea?"

Fujiko recognised the Tobin class ships from the shuttle parked in her ships shuttlebay and joined in the attack diving and shooting the spiders as they climbed the walls.

She wasn't too bothered about missing since they'd be getting of the planet soon and she knew where the others where.

As the Tobins kept the 'spiders' occupied, the Astro Commando moves into a hover over the roof as more armored Zoidian troops, carrying much heavier arms than their 'predecesors', to help keep the 'spiders' busy, the Hudson moved to the side of the building containing the front door. Hovering over the sand while creating a mini-dust storm a meter or so high, her air-lock slid open and the boarding ramp was lowered down to the roof.

Spotting this, Reese yelled at the Neomans, "Looks like your ride is here. That Hudson should be large enough to carry everyone many times over. If anything gets left behind, we can send troops back for it later. Women, children, and the wounded first. Now move it!"

Mikiko smiles and responds "Amy-san our crews are battle trained, efficent in what they do and they are certainly effective. they train from their 16th birthday to get on these ships and only the best make it"

She finishes her tea and asks "do you want some more tea?"

"Interesting...." Amy began before Jeo leaned over and whispered something in her ear.

"It seems," Amy said as Jeo returned to the windows, "that the Medley has launched her Hudson. As the largest thing we've got aboard the Medley, I think it should be large enough to fit everyone down there. Those things are so large, there's only room enough to fit one in the ship, and that requires a special, dedicated hanger. In fact, they are almost large enough to be considered a sub-capital ship in their own right. If she can't return to the Medley, she'll still be able to get clear using her own built in superluminal drive.

"As for more tea, yes, please.

"Now, as I was starting to say earlier, Captain-san," she continued after a pause for breath, "its interesting that you start at that age. Of course, most Zoid pilots start from when they can reach the controls. For example, one of the best pilots I know of started when he was only fourteen-years-old. He was good enough that it was through his efforts that the conspiracies that had kept our pre-space flight days world war going were revealed and the fighting ultimately stopped. He was also one of the original Zoid pilots that joined the newly formed Guardian Force, and he has only gotten better through time. These days, he's one of our elite Zoid pilots. Colonel Reese on the planet below and myself are also members of that select group."

Mikiko gets more tea from the replicator and gives Amy a cup.

"you start young as well then. my XO started her samurai training as soon as she could walk. she was able to use a katana in anger by the tme she was in the academy as well as several martial arts"

###

with the situation under control Fujiko also breaks of her attack and hovers over the roof in case they are needed.

Mikiko gets more tea from the replicator and gives Amy a cup.

"you start young as well then. my XO started her samurai training as soon as she could walk. she was able to use a katana in anger by the tme she was in the academy as well as several martial arts"

###

with the situation under control Fujiko also breaks of her attack and hovers over the roof in case they are needed.

"Thank you," Amy said as she accepted the refill of tea, "though, truth be told, he didn't join the military until a little near the end of the war. For several years, he was amoung the ranks of wandering civilian Zoid pilots that went from place to place looking for adventure. Of course, they were also questing for the lost memories of a young girl, who is now his wife, who he was traveling with from the start, as well as Zoid Eve.

"We let our Zoid pilots join after they pass some tests, no matter the age. It depends on their skill. Of course, that's different from regular troops and naval personnel."

Neil sprayed the wall "Sir, Code red!,"

---

War preist Walden nodded "Mount up! Everyone to the roof."

The civilians hurried after the soldiers.

As the gunships and troops continued to turn 'spiders' into swiss cheese, the crew of the Hudson formed up to get the Neoman civilians onto the transport in a quick, yet orderly, fashion. As per standard operation procedures, women, children, and the wounded would be brought aboard first, then non-combat men with the Neoman soldiers bringing up the rear. Of course, the Neoman battle suit, if anyone bothered to get it, would also fit several times over. More than likely, the machine shops aboard the Medley would be able to give it a repair job, and possible upgrades, the likes it probably would have never seen before and might not see again.

OOC: Bring on the beaurocrat guy. I've got something planned to keep him in line, figuratively and literally.

the Kirisubans took 10 civilians and their own people and docked with the Medley.

In the hangar bay the doctor kept them company while they waited for the others.

the shuttles launched again heading back to the surface for whatever job needed their attention.

the Kirisubans took 10 civilians and their own people and docked with the Medley.

In the hangar bay the doctor kept them company while they waited for the others.

the shuttles launched again heading back to the surface for whatever job needed their attention.

As the last of the civilians got into the shuttles the buracrate coame onto the roof carrying two large suitcases. But as he began to get into the a shuttle the spiders reached the top of the roof.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/Sinify/Geonianspider.jpg

They cut off the soldiers from the shuttles.

"Get out of here!," He bellowed at the shuttles as his men began to fall back inside the compound.

the two kirisuban shuttles were returning to the roof as this was happening and they seen the cut of soldiers. hovering they swiveled round to blast the spiders closest to them.

Fujiko hit the comm switch and said "when we clear a space we'll land and jump on" sending the signal to anyone with a comms set.

The Hudson, having taken on as many people as she could, had returned to her special ventral dock aboard the Medley and off-loaded.

Meanwhile, on the surface, the Tobin gunships began laying down beam and pulse fire at the 'spiders' on the roof. Not wanting to puncture the structure as people were still inside, they weren't using full power blasts.

That's when the Astro Commando set down on the roof. Using her hover engines she supported most of her weight, but enough was pushing down onto her tracks as she rolled foward over the 'spiders', clearing a path. Stopping close to the door, a bunch of the Zoidian troops clambered aboard while others, including Colonel Reese's original team, carted containers of ammo, supplies, weapons, and other items inside.

Using a special designed gauss cannon that fired belt-magazine fed five pound slugs, Colonel Reese's demolitions trooper was launching them at 'spiders' still on the ground, allowing splash damage to destroy more than if it had been one of the smaller calibur weapons. A 'spider' targeted by that weapon didn't just become swiss cheese, it, and several around it, became mush.

The Hudson, having taken on as many people as she could, had returned to her special ventral dock aboard the Medley and off-loaded.

Meanwhile, on the surface, the Tobin gunships began laying down beam and pulse fire at the 'spiders' on the roof. Not wanting to puncture the structure as people were still inside, they weren't using full power blasts.

That's when the Astro Commando set down on the roof. Using her hover engines she supported most of her weight, but enough was pushing down onto her tracks as she rolled foward over the 'spiders', clearing a path. Stopping close to the door, a bunch of the Zoidian troops clambered aboard while others, including Colonel Reese's original team, carted containers of ammo, supplies, weapons, and other items inside.

Using a special designed gauss cannon that fired belt-magazine fed five pound slugs, Colonel Reese's demolitions trooper was launching them at 'spiders' still on the ground, allowing splash damage to destroy more than if it had been one of the smaller calibur weapons. A 'spider' targeted by that weapon didn't just become swiss cheese, it, and several around it, became mush.

The spiders kept scaling the wall.

War Priest Walden looked at the roof, It was a chaotic battle.

"Go!," He bellowed as he shut the door to the roof.

with one Kirisuban shuttle blasting away the other landed and opened the door knowing they couldn't wait long.

if a spider got on board the pilot wouldn't last too long...

ooc: you can get 7 passengers into each shuttle

OOC: @Kirisubo: Uh, what happened to the stuff between my character and your captain on your ship?
@Neoma: I know that Kirisubo uses ST based tech, but I'm not so sure about you. Judging from what I've read, I think you use WH40k based tech, correct?
Oh, and feel free to RP some interaction between those Neoman civilian's I've rescued and my ship's crew as well as each other on the main flight deck of the Medley.
@All: Oh, and I'll be having my 'calvary' arrive in a few posts (as soon as I decide which class).

IC: Surface

The Astro Commando, being overwhelmed by the number of the crawlers, rose up into the air again, with a few of the bugs roasting in the exhausts. The gunships continued to circle while picking off a 'spider' here and there.

G.F.S. Medley - Main Flight Deck

The rescued Neomas had been led from the Hudson to the massive main flight deck where crew members were helping set up a temporary camp like setting which would last until they could be transfered to a Neoman vessel. The ship's kitchen staff had set up an old-fashioned 'soup line' type deal to provide the Neoman refugees with food, flight deck personnel were shifting various fighters, bombers, shuttles, gunships, and other craft to make extra room for the Neomans, medical teams were going around checking for any injuries with serious cases being taken to sickbay. In fact, pretty much ever off-duty crew member was doing their best to help where they could, even if it wasn't in their department.

OOC: @Kirisubo: Uh, what happened to the stuff between my character and your captain on your ship?
@Neoma: I know that Kirisubo uses ST based tech, but I'm not so sure about you. Judging from what I've read, I think you use WH40k based tech, correct?
Oh, and feel free to RP some interaction between those Neoman civilian's I've rescued and my ship's crew as well as each other on the main flight deck of the Medley.
@All: Oh, and I'll be having my 'calvary' arrive in a few posts (as soon as I decide which class).

IC: Surface

The Astro Commando, being overwhelmed by the number of the crawlers, rose up into the air again, with a few of the bugs roasting in the exhausts. The gunships continued to circle while picking off a 'spider' here and there.

G.F.S. Medley - Main Flight Deck

The rescued Neomas had been led from the Hudson to the massive main flight deck where crew members were helping set up a temporary camp like setting which would last until they could be transfered to a Neoman vessel. The ship's kitchen staff had set up an old-fashioned 'soup line' type deal to provide the Neoman refugees with food, flight deck personnel were shifting various fighters, bombers, shuttles, gunships, and other craft to make extra room for the Neomans, medical teams were going around checking for any injuries with serious cases being taken to sickbay. In fact, pretty much ever off-duty crew member was doing their best to help where they could, even if it wasn't in their department.

ooc: I like to think of myself as a WH40K, BSG, FF:TSW, and Starcraft mix :P I take the things i like and make my own tech.

The radios from the Neomans inside the communications bay was a flurry of guns shots and almost inaudible shouting.

"Left si-(gun shots)-Behin-(shouting)"

Suddenly there comms. went quiet.

OOC: @Kirisubo: Uh, what happened to the stuff between my character and your captain on your ship?
@Neoma: I know that Kirisubo uses ST based tech, but I'm not so sure about you. Judging from what I've read, I think you use WH40k based tech, correct?
Oh, and feel free to RP some interaction between those Neoman civilian's I've rescued and my ship's crew as well as each other on the main flight deck of the Medley.
@All: Oh, and I'll be having my 'calvary' arrive in a few posts (as soon as I decide which class).

IC: Surface

The Astro Commando, being overwhelmed by the number of the crawlers, rose up into the air again, with a few of the bugs roasting in the exhausts. The gunships continued to circle while picking off a 'spider' here and there.

G.F.S. Medley - Main Flight Deck

The rescued Neomas had been led from the Hudson to the massive main flight deck where crew members were helping set up a temporary camp like setting which would last until they could be transfered to a Neoman vessel. The ship's kitchen staff had set up an old-fashioned 'soup line' type deal to provide the Neoman refugees with food, flight deck personnel were shifting various fighters, bombers, shuttles, gunships, and other craft to make extra room for the Neomans, medical teams were going around checking for any injuries with serious cases being taken to sickbay. In fact, pretty much ever off-duty crew member was doing their best to help where they could, even if it wasn't in their department.

ooc: I like to think of myself as a WH40K, BSG, FF:TSW, and Starcraft mix :P I take the things i like and make my own tech.

The radios from the Neomans inside the communications bay was a flurry of guns shots and almost inaudible shouting.

"Left si-(gun shots)-Behin-(shouting)"

Suddenly there comms. went quiet.

---

The bureaucrat hopped out and looked disgusted, he marched up to the nearest crew men "I need... better accommodations," He said bluntly

all Lt Colonel Amy and Captain Takahara could do was wait on news of the rescue since neither shuttle had returned yet.

###

on the Medley the Kirisuban Doctor got to work. She had already looked the civilians over on the surface but now had more time and better facilties.

She moved from group to group taking the time to give the children a bit of love and attention.

###

the first 7 Neomans got on the shuttle just in time and Fujiko's shuttle took off heading to the medley.

The other Kirisuban shutttle landed and opened its door as well, the pilot hoping she'd be as lucky..

all Lt Colonel Amy and Captain Takahara could do was wait on news of the rescue since neither shuttle had returned yet.

###

on the Medley the Kirisuban Doctor got to work. She had already looked the civilians over on the surface but now had more time and better facilties.

She moved from group to group taking the time to give the children a bit of love and attention.

###

the first 7 Neomans got on the shuttle just in time and Fujiko's shuttle took off heading to the medley.

The other Kirisuban shutttle landed and opened its door as well, the pilot hoping she'd be as lucky..

The last of the civilians piled into the shuttle.

ooc: I like to think of myself as a WH40K, BSG, FF:TSW, and Starcraft mix :P I take the things i like and make my own tech.
*Snip*
The bureaucrat hopped out and looked disgusted, he marched up to the nearest crew men "I need... better accommodations," He said bluntly

OOC: All right.
Me, I also use my own custom mixed with a few canons to suit what I need.

IC: "Consider yourself lucky," replied the Master Chief with a small glint in his eyes, "This is far better than the crew bunks. Though, if you would rather be in a small, cramped room you share with other people, let me know and I'll take you."

*Snip*
on the Medley the Kirisuban Doctor got to work. She had already looked the civilians over on the surface but now had more time and better facilties.

She moved from group to group taking the time to give the children a bit of love and attention.
*Snip*


With their Medical grade Links, the Zoidian medical staff followed along behind the Kirisuban Doctor. They knew that she would probably have more knowledge about the Neoman biology and physiology, which, due to the lack of knowledge on the topic by the Zoidians, prevented them from using the standard medical nanites. The Zoidian medical scanners, linked directly to the Link of the person using it, had no apparent controls or displays, so anyone not in the know about how the Links work, would be confounded by how accurate the diagnosis(sp?) could be by just using the scanner.

OOC: Pic of one of the forms of Links (Haven't decided if this is the Medical, Civilian, Pilot, Military, or one of the other variations):
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Schematics/Planet%20Zi/7of9eyepieceth.jpg

Dr Akita sighed when she seen the state of the survivors. they were malnourished and almost dehydrated but they would be fine after a few days treatment.

Looking for someone in charge she asks a medic "have you any food like soup on board. I'd recommend they start with that given their malnourished state.

Water should do for now"

###

the Kirisuban shuttles made a return trip dropping of the people they picked up on this run.

Fujiko and the other pilot knew there was still soldiers on the planet so they returned..

Dr Akita sighed when she seen the state of the survivors. they were malnourished and almost dehydrated but they would be fine after a few days treatment.

Looking for someone in charge she asks a medic "have you any food like soup on board. I'd recommend they start with that given their malnourished state.

Water should do for now"
*Snip*

Gesturing towards where the kitchen staff were laying out various quick prepare foods, the medic replied, while brushing some hair from her eyes, "They should have some fresh tomatoe soup and chicken soup over there as well as some broth and water. Hope you don't mind that its from freeze dried concentrate, all we had on such sort notice. When our support gets here, they are supposed to bring some fresh supplies, but I don't know how long that's going to take."

Meanwhile...

The ship that had been assigned to go help the Medley and whomever else was there was currently stocking up for her extended trip. Not equipped with the experimental superluminal jump drive like the Medley, she would have her proven, but slower, superluminal engine. In time, the last of the relief crew and supplies were loaded aboard the Prudent, an Undaunted class (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Schematics/Planet%20Zi/commandcarrier_undaunted.jpg) command carrier, and she opened a hyperspace window and began her faster-than-light journey to aid her sister ship. Close behind followed two Garumman class (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Schematics/Planet%20Zi/trippletwincarrier_garumman.jpg) tripple twin-deck carrier and six Prax class (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Schematics/Planet%20Zi/mediumcarrier_prax.jpg) medium carriers for support and three Stiletto class (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Schematics/Planet%20Zi/heavyfrigate_stiletto.jpg) heavy frigates and five Kilur class (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Schematics/Planet%20Zi/lightstrikecruiser_kilur.jpg) light strike cruisers as escorts for defense if any hostiles showed up. If they were needed, five Imperium class (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Schematics/Planet%20Zi/planetassault_imperium.jpg) planetary assault ships were standing by, two full of extra supplies and the other three with troops.

OOC: The Medley is the last of a pre-refit flight of her class. While more modern ships have replicator tech, ships of her era don't. Of course, some modern ships also have farms on-board, literally. Unfortunately, the Prudent and the other ships I'm sending aren't amoung them.

Gesturing towards where the kitchen staff were laying out various quick prepare foods, the medic replied, while brushing some hair from her eyes, "They should have some fresh tomatoe soup and chicken soup over there as well as some broth and water. Hope you don't mind that its from freeze dried concentrate, all we had on such sort notice. When our support gets here, they are supposed to bring some fresh supplies, but I don't know how long that's going to take."

Meanwhile...

The ship that had been assigned to go help the Medley and whomever else was there was currently stocking up for her extended trip. Not equipped with the experimental superluminal jump drive like the Medley, she would have her proven, but slower, superluminal engine. In time, the last of the relief crew and supplies were loaded aboard the Prudent, an Undaunted class (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Schematics/Planet%20Zi/commandcarrier_undaunted.jpg) command carrier, and she opened a hyperspace window and began her faster-than-light journey to aid her sister ship. Close behind followed two Garumman class (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Schematics/Planet%20Zi/trippletwincarrier_garumman.jpg) tripple twin-deck carrier and six Prax class (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Schematics/Planet%20Zi/mediumcarrier_prax.jpg) medium carriers for support and three Stiletto class (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Schematics/Planet%20Zi/heavyfrigate_stiletto.jpg) heavy frigates and five Kilur class (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Schematics/Planet%20Zi/lightstrikecruiser_kilur.jpg) light strike cruisers as escorts for defense if any hostiles showed up. If they were needed, five Imperium class (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Schematics/Planet%20Zi/planetassault_imperium.jpg) planetary assault ships were standing by, two full of extra supplies and the other three with troops.

OOC: The Medley is the last of a pre-refit flight of her class. While more modern ships have replicator tech, ships of her era don't. Of course, some modern ships also have farms on-board, literally. Unfortunately, the Prudent and the other ships I'm sending aren't amoung them.

The bureaucrat snorted and shook his head.

---

The base was quiet, the spiders had retreated back underneath the sand.

the kirisuban shuttles returned and picked up the remaining Neomans and made their run to the Medley..

###

Dr Akita replied "concentrates will suffice"

###

the tactical officer hit her comm badge and contacted her Captain telling her the good news.

"captain sama, we have everyone now"

"captain sama, we have everyone now"

ooc: all the civilians yes... but the soldiers were cut off from the suttles and they fell back into the communications bay.

the shuttles returned to the Medley with the people they had picked up but a civilian asked "what about the soldiers that went back into the building?"

Fujiko listened carefully and after finding out how many there were to save both shuttles went out again.

hovering over the building she sent out a comms message.

"Neoman troops, we can take 14 of you at a time if you can meet us on the roof"

the shuttles returned to the Medley with the people they had picked up but a civilian asked "what about the soldiers that went back into the building?"

Fujiko listened carefully and after finding out how many there were to save both shuttles went out again.

hovering over the building she sent out a comms message.

"Neoman troops, we can take 14 of you at a time if you can meet us on the roof"

"Negative," A the raspy voice of War priest Walden came over the comm.

"Most of my men *groan* are gone, only 3 of us are left." There was a short pause and it sounded like a muffled scream of pain coming from him.

"Were in no shape to go anywhere,"

The bureaucrat snorted and shook his head.

"Plus, can't forget that the crew quarters area isn't equipped with AG plating," the Master Chief responded with a slight grin.

A Sargent passing by leaned in and whispered to the Neoman bureaucrat, "He's harmless really. Though, if he threatens to show you 'where the wild thing goes', then run screaming."

The Sargent looked at the Master Chief and winked. Both shared a similar glint in their eyes.

OOC: Sorry, but just having a little fun at your character's expense.

The base was quiet, the spiders had retreated back underneath the sand.

The demolitionist, with a few parting shots from the gauss cannon, followed the other surviving troops, Neoma, Zoidian, and otherwise, inside. There, the heavy weapon was placed on the floor in front of the armored figure as the flexible belt-magazine was topped off with more five pound rounds.

In the meantime, Reese was taking stock of what supplies they had, including those they had been able to get off the Astro Commando before it had to dust off again, as well as what the Neomans still had left. She assigned another armored Zoidian to get a head count of all still on the surface and a second to find the head of the Neomans.

the kirisuban shuttles returned and picked up the remaining Neomans and made their run to the Medley..

The Kirisuban pilots were invited to take a break before they had to return to their ship. The Zoidian crew gave them complete access to the ship's gym, medical facilities, sonic showers, guest bunks, and other facilities. Those that choose to return to their own ship were given a message to convey inviting the Kirisuban capital ship to send personal over to help with the Neoman refugees.

Dr Akita replied "concentrates will suffice"

The medic nodded and dissapeared into the crowed. A few minutes later, she returned with several packets of various colored cubes and a unique device on a cart.

"We'll start with water," she said as she pulled an empty glass from a lower part of the cart and placed one of the cubes in it prior to placing it into the machine.

She activated the device which fired an energy beam into the cube. Slowly, in a matter of a second or so, the cube liquified and filled the glass with water. The medic turned the unit off and handed the glass to Dr. Akita.

"Best I can do," she said, "I couldn't find any pure water tabs, so we'll have to make do with enriched water. I hope the vitamins, minerals, and other supliments, formulated for a Zoidian, don't do anything they aren't supposed to in a Neoman."

"Plus, can't forget that the crew quarters area isn't equipped with AG plating," the Master Chief responded with a slight grin.

A Sargent passing by leaned in and whispered to the Neoman bureaucrat, "He's harmless really. Though, if he threatens to show you 'where the wild thing goes', then run screaming."

The Sargent looked at the Master Chief and winked. Both shared a similar glint in their eyes.

OOC: Sorry, but just having a little fun at your character's expense.



The demolitionist, with a few parting shots from the gauss cannon, followed the other surviving troops, Neoma, Zoidian, and otherwise, inside. There, the heavy weapon was placed on the floor in front of the armored figure as the flexible belt-magazine was topped off with more five pound rounds.

In the meantime, Reese was taking stock of what supplies they had, including those they had been able to get off the Astro Commando before it had to dust off again, as well as what the Neomans still had left. She assigned another armored Zoidian to get a head count of all still on the surface and a second to find the head of the Neomans.



The Kirisuban pilots were invited to take a break before they had to return to their ship. The Zoidian crew gave them complete access to the ship's gym, medical facilities, sonic showers, guest bunks, and other facilities. Those that choose to return to their own ship were given a message to convey inviting the Kirisuban capital ship to send personal over to help with the Neoman refugees.



The medic nodded and dissapeared into the crowed. A few minutes later, she returned with several packets of various colored cubes and a unique device on a cart.

"We'll start with water," she said as she pulled an empty glass from a lower part of the cart and placed one of the cubes in it prior to placing it into the machine.

She activated the device which fired an energy beam into the cube. Slowly, in a matter of a second or so, the cube liquified and filled the glass with water. The medic turned the unit off and handed the glass to Dr. Akita.

"Best I can do," she said, "I couldn't find any pure water tabs, so we'll have to make do with enriched water. I hope the vitamins, minerals, and other supliments, formulated for a Zoidian, don't do anything they aren't supposed to in a Neoman."

Fujiko and her colleague accepted the offer of a sonic shower before heading back to the surface for what could be the last run they would make.

The Doctor was happy with what the refugees were getting. she hit her comm badge and asked for another nurse to be transported over. The Captain complied and a figure became forming out off a column of light outside the hold.

she formed into Nurse Ito and she hefted the medical kit into the room. she also had a backback on filled wth Kirisuban ration packs which they could use later on.

Doctor Akita brings her up to date..

"Negative," A the raspy voice of War priest Walden came over the comm.

"Most of my men *groan* are gone, only 3 of us are left." There was a short pause and it sounded like a muffled scream of pain coming from him.

"Were in no shape to go anywhere,"

"Then I'll come and get you" Fujiko replies as she lands on the roof "theres no sign of the spiders for now and I'm coming indoors looking for you"

She takes a plasma pistol and a medical kit and goes looking for the war priest entering through the roof.

"Then I'll come and get you" Fujiko replies as she lands on the roof "theres no sign of the spiders for now and I'm coming indoors looking for you"

She takes a plasma pistol and a medical kit and goes looking for the war priest entering through the roof.


The hall way leading inside the communications bay was a mess, blast marks, spent energy cylinders. There were corpses of both Spiders and the mangled corpses of the fallen soldiers.

"Were at the end of the hall to the right..." War priest Walden said horsely

Fujiko follows the voice and reaches the war priest.

"theres no sign of the spiders out there so we'll need to get out of here before they come back" she says

Fujiko follows the voice and reaches the war priest.

"theres no sign of the spiders out there so we'll need to get out of here before they come back" she says

War priest Walden was sitting against the wall in a pool of blood, His left leg was a mangled mess.

The other two soldiers were alright except for some cuts and scrapes on there armor.

"Alright," War priest Walden said as the two soldiers began to lift him.

Fujiko sets her tri-corder to medical mode and says "War priest our doctor will fix you up when we get back to the Medley"

she leads them back onto the room...

Fujiko and her colleague accepted the offer of a sonic shower before heading back to the surface for what could be the last run they would make.

The Doctor was happy with what the refugees were getting. she hit her comm badge and asked for another nurse to be transported over. The Captain complied and a figure became forming out off a column of light outside the hold.

she formed into Nurse Ito and she hefted the medical kit into the room. she also had a backback on filled wth Kirisuban ration packs which they could use later on.

Doctor Akita brings her up to date..

OOC: Just going to give some more detailed info.

IC: The Kirisuban shuttle pilots were given private access to the pilot locker room with no interruption from the Zoidians. This was due to a combination of the standared practice of unisex facilities aboard ships like the Medley and the knowledge that most people outside the nation tended to prefer seperate facilities for the different genders. Thankfully, like the flight deck, it was one of the parts of the ship with dedicated A.G. plating to provide simulated gravity.

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Meanwhile, on the flight deck, the Zoidian medic watches Doctor Akita and her people for a bit before returning to filling glasses with re-liquified water using the device.

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Meanwhile, on the surface, Colonel Reese had once again summoned the Astro Commando. If the Neomans and Kirisubans were leaving, she intended to take her people off as well.

Watching as the Neoman War Priest was helped past, she offered him an encouraging smile before returning to making sure her people had finished the sweep of the facility and that no one was being left behind.

"Ma'am," said a Private while the Neomans were still in earshot, "we've found a still active 'droid that's seriously damaged. What should we do with it?"

Reese shrugged and looked at Walden inquisitively.

At the same moment, a Zoidian medic asked the War Priest if he wanted something for his leg. The medic also noted that if the leg was recovered, it could be reattached as good as new, or, if he wanted, they could fit him with an artificial limb that could have any number of enhancements.

In the meantime, a trio of armored Zoidians were waiting near the damaged Neoman droid for clearance to assist it. As, according to Zoidian law, it was a entity in its own rights, it deserved and recieved all the rights and privilages as any flesh-and-blood being from any Zoidian. One of the trio held a container of repair nanites that, once applied, would temporarily patch the unit and turn some of the ground it was sitting on into a temporary replacement leg. Though not meant as a permament fix, it would help tide it over until it could reach a fully equipped repair and maintenance facility.

OOC: Just going to give some more detailed info.

IC: The Kirisuban shuttle pilots were given private access to the pilot locker room with no interruption from the Zoidians. This was due to a combination of the standared practice of unisex facilities aboard ships like the Medley and the knowledge that most people outside the nation tended to prefer seperate facilities for the different genders. Thankfully, like the flight deck, it was one of the parts of the ship with dedicated A.G. plating to provide simulated gravity.

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Meanwhile, on the flight deck, the Zoidian medic watches Doctor Akita and her people for a bit before returning to filling glasses with re-liquified water using the device.

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Meanwhile, on the surface, Colonel Reese had once again summoned the Astro Commando. If the Neomans and Kirisubans were leaving, she intended to take her people off as well.

Watching as the Neoman War Priest was helped past, she offered him an encouraging smile before returning to making sure her people had finished the sweep of the facility and that no one was being left behind.

"Ma'am," said a Private while the Neomans were still in earshot, "we've found a still active 'droid that's seriously damaged. What should we do with it?"

Reese shrugged and looked at Walden inquisitively.

At the same moment, a Zoidian medic asked the War Priest if he wanted something for his leg. The medic also noted that if the leg was recovered, it could be reattached as good as new, or, if he wanted, they could fit him with an artificial limb that could have any number of enhancements.

In the meantime, a trio of armored Zoidians were waiting near the damaged Neoman droid for clearance to assist it. As, according to Zoidian law, it was a entity in its own rights, it deserved and recieved all the rights and privilages as any flesh-and-blood being from any Zoidian. One of the trio held a container of repair nanites that, once applied, would temporarily patch the unit and turn some of the ground it was sitting on into a temporary replacement leg. Though not meant as a permament fix, it would help tide it over until it could reach a fully equipped repair and maintenance facility.

War preist Walden smiled "No, no drugs. Pain *Groan* keeps the body alive, and yes bring him. He saved our lives."

The Battle suit sat there quietly spinning its Gatling gun every now and again.

Suddenly one of the men carrying War priest Walden collapsed and fell to the ground revealing his leg was bleeding threw a set of puncture wounds near his calf muscle. War Priest Walden smacked the ground and screamed out in pain.

War preist Walden smiled "No, no drugs. Pain *Groan* keeps the body alive, and yes bring him. He saved our lives."

The Battle suit sat there quietly spinning its Gatling gun every now and again.

Suddenly one of the men carrying War priest Walden collapsed and fell to the ground revealing his leg was bleeding threw a set of puncture wounds near his calf muscle. War Priest Walden smacked the ground and screamed out in pain.

"Who said anything about drugs?" replied the medic, "What I've got here is medical nanites to stop the bleeding and help prevent infection."

When the men fell, the medic gestured for other's to join them and help. Two helped Walden back to his feet and a third bent down to help the other Neoman up, after spreading a nano-salve to stop the bleeding of course.

Meanwhile, the trio with the repair nanites carefully approached the Neoman war droid. Explaining what they were doing and what they hoped would happen, the nanites were applied. It would take a bit for the nanites to do their jobs, but the heavy unit would be self-mobile enough for only slight aid be needed to move it to the Astro Commando that was now hovering over the roof once more.

"Who said anything about drugs?" replied the medic, "What I've got here is medical nanites to stop the bleeding and help prevent infection."

When the men fell, the medic gestured for other's to join them and help. Two helped Walden back to his feet and a third bent down to help the other Neoman up, after spreading a nano-salve to stop the bleeding of course.

Meanwhile, the trio with the repair nanites carefully approached the Neoman war droid. Explaining what they were doing and what they hoped would happen, the nanites were applied. It would take a bit for the nanites to do their jobs, but the heavy unit would be self-mobile enough for only slight aid be needed to move it to the Astro Commando that was now hovering over the roof once more.

The other Neoman let the Zoidians take War priest Walden and he knelt down next to the fallen soldier. He removed his helmet revealing an unconscious Neil

"Dehydrated, he needs one or two days on a drip, This heat will kill you quicker then you can imagine," He said

"Hold on buddy," the man said softly

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The battle suit let them work "Interesting," It said as his diagnostics programs were going haywire with the repairs.

The other Neoman let the Zoidians take War priest Walden and he knelt down next to the fallen soldier. He removed his helmet revealing an unconscious Neil

"Dehydrated, he needs one or two days on a drip, This heat will kill you quicker then you can imagine," He said

"Hold on buddy," the man said softly

As the two Zoidian medics escorted the War Priest to the waiting Astro Commando, others were busy moving the crates back onto the now empty craft. Another medic went back to try to find Walden's lost leg so they could reattach it later.

Reese, meanwhile, had taken temporary command of the situation until she knew everyone and everything had gotten out safely. Of course, she did have an engineer set-up an uplink unit and hook it to the facility's systems. That way, if need be, they could detonate the power core from orbit as well as remote operate any of the facility's other systems.

The Zoidian medic kneeling to Neil alongside the Neoman medic said, "I don't have any anti-dehydration nanites. But I doubt a stint in a stasis pod would do him any harm until we can get him to a medical facility," he looked a the Neoman, "Do you concur?"

The battle suit let them work "Interesting," It said as his diagnostics programs were going haywire with the repairs.

"Its only temporary," said one of the trio, "I doubt a concrete leg is something you'll want to walk around with forever, so its just going to last until we get you to a fully equipped shop. Of course, internally, the repairs are going to be a bit more durable."

Fujiko looked over at the Neomans and Zoidians and gently said "we should really get moving before the spiders realise that we're here otherwise people are going to have to rescue us"

###

on board the Medley things were going as planned and Dr Akita was happy as she scanned a child who was curious about the lights and sounds the scanner was giving off.

the young girl got her answers and wandered off.

###

On board the Kirisuban ship the uodate had come through. there were still people that needed rescued and these efforts were in hand.

Fujiko looked over at the Neomans and Zoidians and gently said "we should really get moving before the spiders realise that we're here otherwise people are going to have to rescue us"

Reese heard her and responded, "Quite true. With our drop ship here, we can evacuate all remaing personel. My people have already loaded what couldn't be left behind material wise with enough room left over for everyone to get aboard," she mentally tallied off who was left, "If I'm right, only the team recovering the Neoman war droid and those of us here are the only ones left. Unless you know of someone else I don't know about."

on board the Medley things were going as planned and Dr Akita was happy as she scanned a child who was curious about the lights and sounds the scanner was giving off.

the young girl got her answers and wandered off.

With a smile on her face, the same Zoidian medic as before appeared out of the crowd next to Dr. Akita and said, "Wonderful bedside manner. Shame what that child and the others here must have seen on the surface before rescue," her smile turned into a slight frown at the thought.

Meanwhile, a few light hours away, the Zoidian relief fleet arrived (OOC: Hope its not too soon. I was trying to delay it as much as I could, but the Medley can only handle so much). The newly arrived ships smoothly slid into formation around the Medley, which was dwarfed by even the smallest of them. Once they were in position, shuttles began streaming back and forth amoungst them as supplies and personnel were routed around.

The leader of the Neoman contingent aboard the Medley was informed that a cruise liner was being prepped and would arrive later. When she arrived, they would be transfered over to the roomier liner.

Reese heard her and responded, "Quite true. With our drop ship here, we can evacuate all reaming personel. My people have already loaded what couldn't be left behind material wise with enough room left over for everyone to get aboard," she mentally tallied off who was left, "If I'm right, only the team recovering the Neoman war droid and those of us here are the only ones left. Unless you know of someone else I don't know about."



With a smile on her face, the same Zoidian medic as before appeared out of the crowd next to Dr. Akita and said, "Wonderful bedside manner. Shame what that child and the others here must have seen on the surface before rescue," her smile turned into a slight frown at the thought.

Meanwhile, a few light hours away, the Zoidian relief fleet arrived (OOC: Hope its not too soon. I was trying to delay it as much as I could, but the Medley can only handle so much). The newly arrived ships smoothly slid into formation around the Medley, which was dwarfed by even the smallest of them. Once they were in position, shuttles began streaming back and forth amoungst them as supplies and personnel were routed around.

The leader of the Neoman contingent aboard the Medley was informed that a cruise liner was being prepped and would arrive later. When she arrived, they would be transfered over to the roomier liner.

Suddenly the alram klaxon started to hoot again.

"Oh F*ck me," War priest Walden said.

"We need to get to the lower floor, There is a sand raider there, we can use it to get to the far watch out post..." Said the Neoman as he began to pick the unconscious Neil up.

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Spiders came pouring out from the far corridor the battle suit stood and it gatling gun came alive and began to blast the creatures.

"Go now!," It bellowed as it swayed back and forth with its gatlin gun, terring the spiders to shreds.

"To the after life I send thee!," It bellowed

Suddenly the alram klaxon started to hoot again.

"Oh F*ck me," War priest Walden said.

"We need to get to the lower floor, There is a sand raider there, we can use it to get to the far watch out post..." Said the Neoman as he began to pick the unconscious Neil up.

Reese nodded as she signaled the Astro Commando to take off. As the transport began to hover over the facility, she mentally logged who came back inside. Luckily, the Neoman refugees would be getting some of their belongings back.

"Is this sand raider air tight?" she inquired, "if it is, we can have the transport latch on and get a ride up that way."

Spiders came pouring out from the far corridor the battle suit stood and it gatling gun came alive and began to blast the creatures.

"Go now!," It bellowed as it swayed back and forth with its gatlin gun, terring the spiders to shreds.

"To the after life I send thee!," It bellowed

"Not without you," one of the trio as a second tossed a device down the corrider.

The orb rolled to a stop in front of the advancing creatures as its timer finished its countdown. As the beeping reached its crescendo, it split in half and a silvery-gray 'slime' came pouring out and attacked the creatures, going as time went by.

"Got to love combat nanites," another of the trio said.

"Think you could bring the ceiling down on them?" asked the first, "Those things aren't going to last forever."

"I know," replied the one who had tossed the device.

The demolitionist searched through his bag. After a few moments, he pulled out four cubical devices with circles on all six sides.

"Will these do?" he asked with a wicked grin.

"You have a dastardly mind, you know that, right?" said the first with a sarclastic air.

Soon all three had one of the devices. Each was tossed towards the cieling and each wall, while trying to keep them at equilateral distances from each other.

Picking up the fourth device, the demolitionist said, "Now to complete the circuit."

With that, he pressed the activation button on the final unit and tossed it an equilateral distance from the other three on the floor. As soon as all four were in place, forming a rough diamond shape, they began to show their true power. Vertical and horizontal beams of energy shot across the gap between each unit. It started slowly, but kept speeding up very, VERY quickly, but they began pulling the concrete with them. A unique development utilizing replicator technology, they were altering the density of the concrete slabs to form four new triangular flaps that sealed the corridor.

Fujiko sighed knowing she can come back for her shuttle later on and followed the others to the lower level.

she set her plasma pistol to kill and kept alert. they still had some work to do until they could get out of here.

"If this sand raider gets us out of here land on the roof and we'll get out in the shuttle" she suggests.

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"Children always love lights and sounds" Dr Akita replies softly "however they'll need some help with their nightmares for a long time to come. i can't imagine what they seen but it must have been hard for everyone there"

Fujiko sighed knowing she can come back for her shuttle later on and followed the others to the lower level.

she set her plasma pistol to kill and kept alert. they still had some work to do until they could get out of here.

"If this sand raider gets us out of here land on the roof and we'll get out in the shuttle" she suggests.

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"Children always love lights and sounds" Dr Akita replies softly "however they'll need some help with their nightmares for a long time to come. i can't imagine what they seen but it must have been hard for everyone there"

"A sand raider doesn't fly," the soldier said as he opened a door revealing a stairwell.

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The spiders still kept coming, The battle suit took a few steps forward and turned around It sprayed the roof and it came crashing down separating the human from the battle suit and suit.

It turned and charged into the mass of spider.

"Coord, shows her worriers no fear!," It bellowed, even though there was a mass of rubble separating them he knew they could still hear him.

"A sand raider doesn't fly," the soldier said as he opened a door revealing a stairwell.

"But can it be air-lifted?" asked Reese.

The spiders still kept coming, The battle suit took a few steps forward and turned around It sprayed the roof and it came crashing down separating the human from the battle suit and suit.

It turned and charged into the mass of spider.

"Coord, shows her worriers no fear!," It bellowed, even though there was a mass of rubble separating them he knew they could still hear him.

OOC: I hope you don't mind, but I'm going to upload a copy of the battle suit's personality. We can say it was made possible by a small uplink added by the repair nanites, which also converted some excess concrete to extra ammo for its gatling gun, a'right? Until I get your go ahead on this, I'll hold off on an IC response, for now.

"But can it be air-lifted?" asked Reese.



OOC: I hope you don't mind, but I'm going to upload a copy of the battle suit's personality. We can say it was made possible by a small uplink added by the repair nanites, which also converted some excess concrete to extra ammo for its gatling gun, a'right? Until I get your go ahead on this, I'll hold off on an IC response, for now.

OOC: If you can figure out how to get past a large mound of rubble seperating you soldiers from the battle suit.

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"Yes it could," The soldier said as they walked own the stariwell.

OOC: If you can figure out how to get past a large mound of rubble seperating you soldiers from the battle suit.

OOC: Who said anything about needing physical contact. *Snicker*

IC: As a safety precaution, it was standard procedure for repair nanites to automatically instal(sp?) a remote uplink unit to preserve the unique individual personality of a mechanized unit. Thus, when the Neoman battle suit charged off on its self-sacraficing, sucide run, the Zoidian trio remote activated the one that the repair nanites had added to its circuits while adding the temporary concrete leg and temporary repair of internal circuits. The amount of data streaming through local subspace to their armor's on-board computers would have overwhelmed earlier models. However, the new versions allowed the entirety(sp?) of it to be uploaded into the computer of the armor of the leader of the trio.

OOC: Think of it like Cortana from Halo being uploaded into Master Chief's armor. Basic principle is the same.
Now, just RP your battle suit's personality copy's reaction.

"Yes it could," The soldier said as they walked own the stariwell.

"Then we'll have to get to it," Reese replied, "once clear, we can have the transport come down and latch onto the roof. It can take us up high, cut in through the roof, and take us aboard before dropping the sand raider to the surface below. That is if you don't mind leaving it behind ultimately."

OOC: Who said anything about needing physical contact. *Snicker*

IC: As a safety precaution, it was standard procedure for repair nanites to automatically instal(sp?) a remote uplink unit to preserve the unique individual personality of a mechanized unit. Thus, when the Neoman battle suit charged off on its self-sacraficing, sucide run, the Zoidian trio remote activated the one that the repair nanites had added to its circuits while adding the temporary concrete leg and temporary repair of internal circuits. The amount of data streaming through local subspace to their armor's on-board computers would have overwhelmed earlier models. However, the new versions allowed the entirety(sp?) of it to be uploaded into the computer of the armor of the leader of the trio.

OOC: Think of it like Cortana from Halo being uploaded into Master Chief's armor. Basic principle is the same.
Now, just RP your battle suit's personality copy's reaction.



"Then we'll have to get to it," Reese replied, "once clear, we can have the transport come down and latch onto the roof. It can take us up high, cut in through the roof, and take us aboard before dropping the sand raider to the surface below. That is if you don't mind leaving it behind ultimately."

The battle suits processor was being bombarded by the upload. Fear grasped its AI.

"Coord! Why have you sent me to hell!!! I am your servant!," It shrieked in fear

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The soldier scoffed "Listen, I hope to Coord you have a crazy ass pilot because the second we move in the Sand raider(*s) those spiders are going to be all over us."

He opened the door at the bottom of the stair well revealing a garage with several vehicles like sand buggy's but with a large gun mounted on the back.

ooc:* Depending on how many people are in the group I really need a total amount from all of you before i can continue really.

Fujiko hit her com badge and gave orders to the other pilot "return to the ship and get another pilot to take my shuttle. it looks like we're heading out but you can track us by my comm badge"

her orders sent she added "i've sent my other pilot back and once she gets back here with someone to fly my shuttle we should be off this rock"

ooc : theres just Fujiko with the group.