NationStates Jolt Archive

*The screen flickered on, a bald man with a bushy white mustache, and one eye appeared on screen* "Hello? Is this thing recording? Damned complicated technology...oh. Greetings and salutations. I am Sir Carl Clemens the 4th. And i have sent you this message, asking for some assistance. Recently, a huge temple like structure has appeared in my country's south desert. Being the explorer i am, I've decided to explore it. But seeing as i just celebrated my 68th birthday yesterday, i might need a little help. You know, in case of booby traps, crazed nomads, that sort of thing. If you wish to come with me, meet me at the grand Lowery hotel in Lowery city. Thank you and good night"



OOC: Just make up a character, and type you arrival. I think I'll let three people join. These kinds of thread tend to get a little overcrowded

Name:
Nationality:
Age:
Gender:
Appearance:
Misc:

Name: Jacob Donald
Nationality: Southern Defese
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Appearance: Slim, but athletic look. Has the brown hair of a typical Defesian. 5'3, slight limp in the left leg to due shrapnel that embedded itself in his knee from the Defesian civil war.
Misc: Graduated from the South Defese University, average scores. Very patriotic, but not to the extreme. Cool under pressure, passion for archeology.

Name: Kyo Long
Nationality: Jalanese Bakra
Age: 31
Gender: male
Appearance: appears as a native from Jalanat, dark hair but pale skin. carries glasses, isn't that much of an athlete, has the typical native clothing (mostly white clothing with a cowl)
Misc: has studies foreign languages so that would be a great asset to the team, also he is a graduate from Jaliun National University. loves to travel.

"Hello? Yes, send them up to room 421. Tell them the door is unlocked" *Clemens finished setting up the slide machine, and happily sipped from a silver flask* "All done. Now then" *He peered through a telescope on the balcony...at the hotel across from his* "My word, the things these young people do to each other"

Name: Ziyoshiyua Ashida
Nationality: Kagetorian
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Appearance: Silver hair, mildly spiked. Brown eyes. Average build
Misc: Easily bored, military weapons training, will do anything for excitement

Name: Nevile Trembles
Nationality: Beatusian
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Appearance: Athletic, about 5'6", blond hair, green eyes, scar on his left cheek.
Misc: Before the war, he spend much time with his grandfather, who was an archeologist. He has been on many digs, practically growing up on them, and knows the art inside and out, although, he still believes he has much to learn, and is seeking an older, experienced mentor type, from which he can learn.

OOC: so who will be part of the crew now?

Could I be a crazed Nomad? :p

... wow people are trying to still get into an rp that has already been maxed out O.O he said the maximum was 3 people ok?

OOC: The first 4 are in. Beat it Zanzibar.

OOC: The first 4 are in. Beat it Zanzibar.

[OOC: so, I'm in?]

Jacob decided to take the stairs. He hated elevaters.
When he reached the door, he hesitated, hearing mumbling from the room.
All he could make out was:
"...young people...do...other..."

Mustering his courage, he knocked...

OOC: Yes Beatus, your in

IC: "Gah!" *Startled, Clemens knocked the telescope off the balcony...right onto his own car* "Curses. That might not buff out. Anyhow" *He opened the door* "Greetings. Please come in. I am Sir Carl Clemens the 4th. And you are?"

Nevile Trembles was walking towards the place he was to meet, a Sir Carl Clemens the 4th, when a loud crash, just yards away from him, caused him to throw himself to the ground. Upon composing himself, he realized that a telescope had fallen from the sky, and hit a nearby parked car. The damage didn't look good. Nevile, held his attache case over his head, and made a dash for the doors of the building. Once inside, he relaxed slightly, and hoped he would not run into the telescope dropping madman who inhabited this building.

When he arrived on the fourth floor, he noticed someone standing at the door to room, 421, he assumed, that it was one of his soon to be cohorts, on this expedition, and so walked up to join him. "Hello, it's a right nice day out, apart from the occasional telescope shower," he said, cheerily.

"Mr. Trembles i presume? Please to meet you. I am of course Sir Clemens. I actually knew your grandfather. We had quite our share of adventure in our younger days. Please come inside"

"I am Jacob, I am here about the job you offered. Im sure you'd like to know more about me?"
He moved to the chairs situated near the balcony. And took a seat, waiting for the old man to fill him in.
He noticed another man enter the room, and stood up, waiting to introduce himself.

Kyo Long was confused about what was being said
"Telescope Shower?" he asked.

"I can gather some things about you from just watching you. Like that limp. I'm guessing you've seen some kind of combat. That might come in handy later. But please, elaborate. Why have you gentlemen decided to join me on this little expedition?"

Jacop winced.
"You dont miss much, do you?"
He puffed his chest out and proclaimed proudly;
"I was in the militia that defended the South Defese capital from the Northern troops, I took shrapnel in the leg after an artillary shell exploded near my squad..."
His eyes went distant.
"But thats over with, im here becuse I have a love for arceololigy and exploration. My military training means im capable of handling any technological equipment."

Kyo awaited reply and then asked again.
"Telescope Shower?"

Jacob finally noticed the other man in the room.
"what are you talking about, a shower? Dont you know its rude to bathe in another's home?"

Kyo Long then said: "No Nevile said something about a telescope shower, what was he talking about."

OOC: jeez dude!

He leaned over to Kyo so the old man couldnt hear, then whispered; "Well he is old, let it go"

Kyo was a little confused about what he was saying then he said:"Dude, he is 16 years old or something, what are you talking about"

OOC: READ THE TOPIC DUDE!

"I'm old, not deaf Mr. Jacob. Now then, the reason i have called upon you is this" *He dimmed the lights and started up an old slide machine, showing a picture of a huge temple in the desert* "This odd building simply rose out of the sand about 3 weeks ago. While it looks like a simple temple...hey that rhymed...i believe it may serve as an entrance to something more" *click, a drawing of an ancient city* "Legend says of an ancient city that once existed in the desert. A city full of untold discovery...and untold riches. But, we have a small problem" *click, several tanks and troops* "That blow hard Lord Lowery has a rather large military platoon guarding the temple. He is sending in his own excavation team in in a few days. Which means we will have to sneak in by night in this" *click, a picture of a rather ancient looking private plane* "Martha. Shes small, and mostly quiet. We should be able to fly over his forces no problem. Any questions?

Kyo Long raised his hand "What if they see us?"

"Well one of two things will happen. One, I'll use my old war pilot skills, manage to get us past them, and get on with our search. Or two, we get shot down and die in a flaming explosion. Any other questions?"

"No" Kyo said.

Jacop raised his hand.
"Where will we land?"

*Click* "Theres a nice, long, smooth slab of rock, About half a mile from the entrance. We will land there, and proceed the rest of the way on foot"

Jacop was relieved.
He decided to ask another question.
"Is-is is alright if I bring my Sig Saur? It was given to me by a fallen comrade...And we may need it if we get into trouble with those soldiers..."

"By all means. But in case it doesn't work, make sure you bring something else" *He gestured to his 12 gauge* "What democracy doesn't solve, bullets usually do"


OOC: What exactly is a Sig Saur?

OOC: wouldnt Googling it get you a faster answer?

OOC: You could have just said gun mister technical.

IC: "If that is all, we should prepare to go. Make sure to bring plenty of supplies. Never know how long we might be down there. When your ready, meet me downstairs and we will head for the airstrip"

Kyo Long started checking what he had with him. After a little while of checking what he had he was the first to go downstairs. He tripped on the stairs, his glasses fell off due to the fall. "Oh no i lost my glasses." He blindly tried to find them back again.

Jacob prepared his gun, cell phone, and backpack full of food and water rations, before starting downstairs with the rest.
That was when Kyo fell and lost his glasses, and starting flaing around the floor, shouting for his glasses.
Jacob saw them near Kyo's feet, and bent over to pick them up...

*Clemens chuckled* "That boy might not last long on this trip. Their to your left Mr. Long. Lets see, map, ammo, a few bottles of whiskey, some water, high explosives, matches, and a flashlight. Well, I'm all ready" *Strapping his shotgun to his pack, and a couple of pistols to his side, he headed downstairs* "I hope that telescope didn't leave to big of a mark"

ooc: he didnt say where they fell, and maybe they bounced behind him ok???
D:<

*Sipping from a sliver flask, Clemens tossed the shattered telescope off his car* "Last time i peep at others....i mean observe the stars from a hotel balcony" *He tossed his things in the trunk, and started it up, not even flinching as it made a terrible screeching sound* "Still purrs like a kitten"

Kyo Long finally put his glasses back on, embarassed by what happened. but also angry how Clemens chuckled. he went on with the rest of the group.

"I see you found your lenses Mr. Long. I've only got one eye and i think i see better than you. Ha, ha. Lets be off gentlemen"

Fast forward to the airstrip

"There she is boys. Martha. Built her from scratch when i was only 14 years old. But she still soars like a dove. Put your things inside, and we shall make way to the temple"

OOC: its glasses

Kyo Long mumbled something in Bakra: "Gugi Lapiten Groyonu Eldrono Oetla"
(That Stupid Old man should shut his mouth) as he stepped into the car

*the fast forward*

Joseph sat in the back, and hooked up his I-Music to his belt. He kept the volume on low so he could hear the others, and turned it to some Defesian rock.

Suddenly, his phone vibrated.

He popped off his headphones, and took his cell out of his pocket.
Caller ID marked the caller as his father, he answered, and heard sobbing.
"Dad? Dad!? What is it??"
"Jacob...the...the president has been shot...Joseph is dead..."
Jacop sat motionless, a cold sweat starting on his forehead.
"W-what? What do you mean??"
"A terrorist with TNT strapped to him...ran to the modercade he was in...its on the news right now..."
Joseph pulled down his phone to address Clemens.
"Put it on the Defesian News please!"

Kyo Long looked at Jacob, he could see that his eyes were tearing and he asked: "What is wrong? are you okay?"

"Hang on, i think i have an old portable television in here. Ah here it it" *He switched to said network* "My word, some man has been shot"

Jacop looked at Clemens.
"He wasnt shot! Listen!"

The female reporter was in the middle of the news coverage
"...ports are just coming in to the studio, President Josephs modercade was attacked by a man with TNT strapped to his chest. Oh my God...Emergancy rescue units are on the scene, many bystanders were caught in the explosion, the hospital is becoming filled with..."

"turn it off please, ive seen enough..."

"I will still accompony you on the trip, I will mourn on the flight..."

Always late as usual, Ziyo burst through the door, panting.
"What did I miss?"

As Kyo Long heard what happened he started praying in silence for he who died: "Guyino Shamai Lo Paiuta Ga Halamashi. Tyo No Prahona Garishe, Ai Lopina Turo. Azura Noio Pilato Deregano Feri Dahaima. Gwandola Fire Deos Molonos. Shiunta La Habaio Go Forminayo Yokiso Mo Nortoloio."

OOC: you missed the ride to the airstrip. You can just pop yourself in. i don't care

IC: If only some crazy fool would do that here. But then again, he probably has another clone on standby. Sorry for the loss and all that.Lets be off then" *He started the planes propeller, a rather eerie white smoke pouring out as he did* "Beautiful."

Jacob was silent for the rest of the ride, his ear-phones laying around his neck. Rock music was still playnig, but Jacob was oblivious to this.
As they neared the strip, Jacop shook his head, and turned off his I-Music.
He finally noticed the plane that was supposed to take them to the desert.
"THATS what your taking us in? Looks...erm...older then it does in the photo...."

ooc: holy crap its hard to keep up with your time jumps

Jacob, once again, sat in the back. And decided to sleep, if he could.
He leaned back as far as the seat would let him, and closed his eyes.

Kyo Long started to write a letter home to his wife and daughter to kill the time the entire trip would take. He wrote that he was going to see the temple. but he kept the dangers out since he did not want his family to worry so much about him, he even wrote he would bring back something from the desert when he returned, the writing really could empty his mind from all stress. of couse untill you cannot write anymore, and then all the stress would come back again.

(Alright, let's just say that you meet Ziyo when you arrive.)

ooc: ummm...We already took off...

ooc: and we can't meet you when we land because we land in the middle of nowhere, lets just say you've been silent the entire ride and everything is fine :p

"Well, i did take that photo a few....decades ago. But i assure you, she flies just fine. But just in case, you three probably should buckle up" *He slapped on a pair of aviator goggles, the left eye drawn over with black marker* "Sally forth" *The plane didn't move* "He he, i said sally...forth!" *He kicked the floor, the plane sputtering to life* "Much better" *They lifted off, barely making it over the fence at the end of the runway* "Nothing like flying the open sky"

Kyo looked down and thought by himself. "Open sky? we are barely off the ground."

(Facepalm. This is what school does to my RP life.)

Suddenly, Ziyo woke with a jolt. He had arrived first, and had slept through the car ride and thus far through the airplane ride.
With a cough, he said
"Mmm. Where am I?"
Taking a look at the window, he saw a runway behind him, and the airplane making an awful clunky sound.
"Is that normal?"

The spluttering caused jacob to wake with a start.
He insctintivly reached for his Sig Saur in his holster, but remembered where he was, and moved his hand away from his gun in order to rub his eyes.
"What was that? Did we crash?"

OOC: Signing off for now. Its my brothers turn on the computer.

ooc: you slept walked onto the plane? :O

OOC: yeah i also gotta go off now

ooc: you slept walked onto the plane? :O

OOC: Yus. Just that badass

ooc: BUMP

The ancient heap finally reached a normal flight altitude* "No need to worry. She always make nosies like that. And the smoke usually stops after a few minutes. But if you happen to hear a grinding noise, that means the engine is about to die. Most of the time she starts right back up, but just in case, there are some parachutes in the back"

Ziyo stared at the professor in horror. That was not what he had signed up.
"Just how, reliable, is this plane? I signed on to work as protection for this expedition, not die in a plane crash."

"Shes....pretty reliable. Stop being such a worry wart. We should arrive in a hour or two. She usually doesn't start acting funny until the 3rd."

A horrified look platered itself on on Ziyo's face

if i may, bump

*Clemens laughed* If your worried now, your going to piss yourself in a few minutes. Were approaching the military blockade. *He sipped from a bottle of whiskey* "Lucky for us, they don't seem to see us" *Unknown to Clemens, a random piece of metal had sheered off, landing right beside a soldier* "What the hell? HEY! Hostile aircraft! Take her down!" *A tank shell whizzed past the plane* "Oh my. I believe we've been spotted. I'm gonna need a little more liquid courage" *He chugged the rest of the bottle* "Hang on tight!"

OOC:bumpage

Jacop looked out the window of the plane.
"Was that a tank shell?" He asked nervously.
"If it is, they are good shots!!"

"Yes, but I'm a better pilot. Just try and shoot em down you sand devils!" *The ancient wreck moved surprisingly agile, dipping and dodging several shells and bullets* "HA!, this reminds me of my days in the army, only back then i had two eyes, and still had my original liver. My those were the days..." *As he got a little lost in his thoughts, a shell exploded a few feet from the tail section* "No need to worry. We'll be fine as long as..." *The plane made the previously mentioned grinding sound* "Shit. Hold on boys. I'm gonna crash land us right next to the landing slab" *With what little engine power remained, he aimed straight at the rock, bringing the plane down...hard* "Come on, stop!" *The landing gear snapped, the plane finally coming to a jerking stop in the sand* "Hot damn, that was a thrill wasn't it boys. Oh yes, make a noise if your still alive"

Kyo Long looked around.
"I'm okay" he said.
there was a backpack from one of the teammates on him, it was rather heavy. he put it out of the way and looked out of the half broken plane.
"I don't think we can get outta here now, this plane has had its best time i think, unless you are like some sort of Superengineer you're not going to fix this." he climbed out of the airplane. he fell on the ground on the hot sand. Luckily the natives of his land were used to hot temperatures so he didn't feel an aweful lot of it. the sun was blinding. he quickly grabbed a towel he had packed, cut see holes in it and binded it over his head to prevent sun blindness.

*He sighed and drug his things out of the plane* "Yes, I'm afraid the old girl has seen her last flight. Lucky for us, i carry this just in case" *He waved a transmitter back and forth* "When we are ready to leave, I'll give a jingle jangle to my old friend Mark. His plane is in much better shape. And hes insane, so flying down here won't phase him any. Now then, off to the pyramid" *He threw on a pith helmet and started for the pyramid*

Jacop's backpack flew off him when the plane crash landed, and he ended up laying facedown on the floor.
Groaning, he got up.
"Where the hell is everyone?"
He used the seat behind him to push himself up, and saw the others were outside the plane, walking towards the temple.
He grabbed his things, made sure his Sig Saur was still on his belt, then ran after the others.
The sun almost blinded him when he hopped out, and he grabbed his baseball hat, wich bore the logo of the Tomoak Jets, his favorite North Defesian baseball team.

"Thanks for making sure I was ok!!" He yelled after them when he had almost caught up.

"Stop complaining boy. If you have enough energy to complain, you should have enough energy to walk"

"Your right, I apoligize, now, to pass the time, can you tell me how you found this temple? What were you doing here in the middle of the desert?"

"Well, Believe it or not, i was born out in the desert. To one of the nomad tribes that make their life out here. When this thing sprang up out of the sand, they contacted me. Old fashioned bird mail. And after a few fly overs in the late Martha over there, i finally decided to come explore it"

"So thats one thing we have in common, we were both born under the same climate." Kyo Long said. "Are there still people from your tribe around?"

"Very few sadly. They were always a small tribe, and the bloodline is slowing down to a trickle. The whole tribe will probably be gone within 10 years. Such is life i guess. Anyhow, here we are" *He stood at the steps of the huge temple* "Looks like we have a bit of climbing to do. Damn ancients never figured out what an elevator was"

"Ah well, perhaps they were claustrophobic hehe." Kyo long joked. as he set his foot on the first step. "You think the stairs are safe of traps?" he asked as he inspected the first step.

"Probably not." said Ziyo, taking a step forward, then ducking immediately.

"Traps on the steps? That doesn't sound very bright. If they were going to set traps outside the temple, they would probably be right about...there" *He tossed an empty whiskey bottle right by Ziyo's foot, a rusted metal trap snapping up from the sand* "Good thing you weren't standing a few inches over Mr. Ziyo, or you'd hobbling up here" *He ascended the steps, sipping from his silver flask*

*He arrived at the entrance, a closed stone door, with no visible opening* "Typical. They obviously never thought of this did they" *He stuck a beeping metal object to the door, stepping to the side, plugging his ears* "Step back gentlemen" *The beeping object exploded, blowing the door to rubble* "High explosives. Never leave home without them"

Jacop was shocked.

"You just destroyed a thousand years of history right there!!!"

"would you rather destroy history or die outside, lets get in." Kyo said

"I destroyed a door you simpleton. No great loss. There is a whole temple left. Now quit whining and follow me" *He walked inside* "Rather dark in here. Lets shed a little light on the situation" *He lit a trail of fuel with a lighter, lighting up the whole entrance chamber. The wall were black stone, inscribed with odd writing* "Fascinating"

Kyo Long looked at the writings "What language are these writings, i have never seen these kind of letters." he inspected them closely, his studies in foreign languages couldn't help clear up what the writings were.

"Its a mix of ancient nomad dialect, Latin, and Egyptian. I can't make it all out, but i think its saying...elevator this way--->" *He looked over, staring at an ancient lift* "Primitive elevator. I guess they did think of it"

"Well i wish we knew that earlier" Kyo joked. he made notes of the writings.

"Lets see where this thing takes us" *He stepped inside, trying to find an on switch* "Ah, here we are" *He flicked a switch, the ancient contraption jerking to life* "Down we go"

OOC: Signing off. Brothers turn

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