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Post by Rising Dragon on Dec 10, 2008 17:29:33 GMT -5
(OOC: Don't worry about it. I don't plan to post anything on it until DL and Alasea get there.)
"No, I'll drive," she said, climbing into the driver's seat and turning the Thunder King on. "I've got pretty good reaction speed and I know to deal with its quirks."
She revved the engine, which responded appreciatively. Alasea grinned a bit, she remembered being extremely wary of riding on the Thunder King back when she first learned of it. Now, though, she was pretty comfortable with it. "Just warn me of any surprises on the path," she said over the rev of the engine. She gunned the engine, which roared loud in the tunnel, and took off, hurtling down the tunnel, ready to meet its twists and turns. "Hang on!"
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Post by Sir Lighter of Elsewhere on Dec 10, 2008 17:53:04 GMT -5
(OOC: I think we should move this over to the Rakutan Forest, and possibly rename the thread. Darklighter is no longer battered and wounded, and now everyone is 50-100 from minervum. Just pointing that out...) Darklighter felt the stale air in the tunnel rush past his face. He put his goggles down over his eyes, and pulled his Balaclava up over his nose. Darklighter enjoyed the ride. Back in the real world, part of his Marine training had been motorcycle patrol, possibly his favorite part of training. "How fast is this thing?" Darklighter hoped his driver knew what she was doing, steering a large piece of steel through a narrow tunnel. Darklighter thought about his friends back at Razortooth. You'll be home soon. Darklighter's eyes adjusted to darkness. He saw one of the large boulders he'd never been able to move. "PULL RIGHT NOW!" Darklighter hoped Alasea would move in time.
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Post by Rising Dragon on Dec 10, 2008 19:18:17 GMT -5
(OOC: If you want to rename the topic, just go and rename the topic subject of the first post. And if you want to start a new thread, just go ahead and start one. Rakutan, though, is much, much farther away from Minervum, though.)
Without much trouble, Alasea slowed the Thunder King motorcycle down slightly and easily maneuvered the Isle-crafted vehicle around the boulder. She knew Rua, likely, would just destroyed the boulder and blasted through the wreckage, but she didn't have the necessary skills to pull of such a tricky and reckless maneuver.
"Its got a max speed of about 110 miles an hour!" she shouted over the roar and echo of the Thunder King's engine, "And we don't need to worry about gas!"
Or about it exploding, Alasea thought, keeping silent. Probably wouldn't do too well to say anything that might give a doubt to her skills on the bike.
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Post by Sir Lighter of Elsewhere on Dec 10, 2008 19:27:33 GMT -5
"110? Wow, we'll be there within the hour." Darklighter saw one of the markers on the side of the trail. "Almost there. 10 miles, and we'll be close. Then, I'd suggest getting off the bike and walking. Best not to miss the right exit."
110 mph, ten miles, that's about one minute. "Stop the bike, we are really close now... about, Ah, there. Darklighter waited for the bike to stop, then jumped off. He found the exit, inserted his silver coin, and the exit opened up. "Welcome to Razortooth, my home and headquarters. Make yourself comfortable. We'll talk business later..."
Darklighter waited for Alasea to exit before closing the tunnel. "Where did my people run off to?"
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Post by Rising Dragon on Dec 10, 2008 19:58:50 GMT -5
As Alasea figured, the tunnel wasn't all that difficult to navigate, even while on a speeding motorcycle. Her reaction speed helped things considerably, too. At Darklighter's signal, she slowed down the Thunder King to a stop, then killed the engine, allowing him to get off and open up the exit. As he did so, she pressed a button on the Thunder King, and with a flash of light, it was gone, replaced by a glowing cube held in her hand. She stored the reverted Thunder King back into her inventory for now.
Alasea stretched as she made her way out of the dark tunnel and into the sunlit road of Razortooth, looking around. "Where in the heck is Rua? I doubt he went looking for trouble," she said, mostly to herself, "But trouble's got a bad habit of looking for him..."
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Post by Sir Lighter of Elsewhere on Dec 10, 2008 20:13:00 GMT -5
"RUA! Where the hell are you? Alasea, check those houses." Darklighter pointed to the right. "I'll take the lab and my office. Oh, take this. DON'T loose it. And do NOT show it to anybody." Darklighter handed her a smooth bronze coin. "I'll need that back later." Darklighter jogged over to his his office, removed his bloody gear and donned a clean white lab coat. He grabbed his .45 and his laptop, and started looking for Rua. Damn, if only the PEHD was charged, I could call him. Oh well. Darklighter checked the mansions near his house first, then the Locker. He's probably looking for something useful. Can't blame him, I would to. Darklighter stuck his coin in the circular hole in wall. The door slid open. "RUA! YOU IN HERE?"
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Post by Rising Dragon on Dec 10, 2008 23:05:27 GMT -5
"I'm over here," Rua said, walking up behind Darklighter. He had the drained PEHD in his hand, and he held it out to him. "You should find a better battery for this thing. Not very feasible to only have one use out of it."
"There you are," Alasea said, coming around the corner when she heard Rua's voice. "I was hoping you hadn't wandered off too far."
"Well, you know me," he said, shrugging. "Always looking for the next problem."
"That's not funny."
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Post by Sir Lighter of Elsewhere on Dec 10, 2008 23:25:11 GMT -5
"Thanks. I'm going to make a few better batteries, so that the PEHD lasts longer, and so I can reload batteries during a fight. It is still a work in progress." Darklighter removed the old battery and slapped in a new one. "This is still a V1 battery. The V2 still explodes when used." Darklighter strapped the PEHD on over his lab coat. "Well, this is my home. Find a house, and make yourself comfortable. Or you can leave. Your choice. My friends are out at the moment, so it's just us. Oh, Alasea still has it... I need the coin back." Darklighter held out his hand and looked at Alasea, waiting for the coin. At least she can't get very far with that... Just the Locker.
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Post by Rising Dragon on Dec 10, 2008 23:38:32 GMT -5
Alasea handed the coin over to Darklighter.
"Before we go, we need to talk," Rua said. "I want to know who that Darkseid guy was, and this "R.E.M." business you were talking about. I want to know everything I can find out about an enemy, especially if he comes after me again."
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Post by Sir Lighter of Elsewhere on Dec 15, 2008 13:58:05 GMT -5
"REM 1, or Darkseid as he calls himself, was an experiment by Massive Dynamic. They wanted to try making a character that could fight without using any weapons or equipment. Instead, he manipulates raw energy, using it to fight. Initial tests went well, and he seemed perfect. Then, Massive Dynamic created REM 2, a more perfect model. REM 1 got pissed, faked deleting himself, and ran off somewhere. A group from Massive Dynamic, Urzu Squad, is hunting him. Anything else?" Darklighter looked at his two companions, waiting for a response. "If you need a bed for the night, your welcome to stay..."
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Post by Rising Dragon on Dec 15, 2008 15:25:22 GMT -5
Rua and Alasea shared a stricken look at the knowledge. "Energy manipulation?" the girl said. "That sounds... no, they couldn't be using it. Could they?"
"I don't know if they are or not," Rua said, sounding almost offended. "But someone with the ability to use raw energy as a weapon sounds too much like Lumiya for my comfort."
Dammit, he did not like this. Could Massive Dynamic be using his old Beta Test character data, which still contained Lumiya, as a basis for this research? Lumiya's origins and designs were bad enough to Rua, but for a company to make people based on its power...
"Do you know how they made these R.E.M. units?" he asked, turning to Darklighter.
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Post by Sir Lighter of Elsewhere on Dec 15, 2008 19:11:40 GMT -5
"No. I was only at Massive Dynamic briefly. They never let me in on the REM projects. If you want to take him on, find Urzu Squad. I would say run far. If you want to get away, use my tunnels. If he comes back, I have enough guns and C4 to take on a small army. Well, have fun on your journey. Come back soon. If you have questions, I'll be in my office." Darklighter turned around and entered the main building in Razortooth.
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Post by Rising Dragon on Dec 15, 2008 19:26:01 GMT -5
The two of them watched Darklighter walk off and enter the building in the center of Razortooth. The two of them looked at each other again.
"So what now?" Alasea asked, cocking her head to the side as she looked at her boyfriend.
"Now we have even more reason to seek out the Secret," Rua said. "If there's Lumiya clones out there, then we'll need all of the help we can get."
Slowly, Alasea nodded. "Alright then." Taking the Thunder King cube out, she pressed the button on its side and tossed it to the ground. Light flared as it warped into the shape of the motorcycle and cleared to reveal its armored form.
Rua got into the front seat of it and turned it on, revving the engine to life. Alasea slipped on behind him and wrapped her arms around his waist, hugging herself to tightly to his back as he shot forward, pulling it up into a high wheelie before letting it land and rocket out of town.
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