Starpath: Scoundrels of the Interstellar Highway - Thread 2 - Games

"Yeah, He's fine."

Ahaz wakes up slowly, opening his eyes and looking around while breathing heavily. "What's happening? Why is the gravity off?"

"Profit, simply put it, Freelancer Jason." Jag answered, "Is that not the reason why you are here as well?" Jag then moved passed Jason to enter the section with the rest of the crew within engineering.

"Hello? anyone here?" Jason followed Jag and calls out for anyone in the engineering section. hoping to find the lost crewmates.

"Hey," Porter waved as he floats around a weightless crate. His armor scratched a bit, but he seems in pretty good shape. In his hands, a heavy vulture's dead body. Blood covers a bit of his hands and shoulders. His neck is snapped 180 degrees around, accompanied by a broken mask, "They gone?" he asks casually.

"Yeah. They ran away a few minutes ago." Alex looked at the mangled up vulture. "Porter. His skull looks like it was caved in. Why is his neck twisted too?"

[quote]"Porter. His skull looks like it was caved in. Why is his neck twisted too?"[/quote] "We had a tussle. No need to worry about them anymore," he motions his head to the other heavy vulture, whose face and helmet is torn apart from what looks like a shotgun blast. "They weren't as tough as I thought. I'm dissapointed." His shotgun is back on his belt. It's still hot. "How's the rest of the crew?"

"Hariim got badly hurt. Others took a few hits but will be fine. Dont worry. Amelia is fine."

"So no one is killed. Good. I'll leave it to medical to patch them up. As for Amelia, I'm not worried much. She can handle herself, disbite her appearance," he grins under his mask before speaking again, "What's the plan now? I may not be an engineer, but I have a feeling the ship isn't in a condition for moving soon."

"My Implant shows that we're are moving," Jag suddenly interjected to the conversation, moving into frame as it entered engineering hold. "Though, it seems to be an tractor beam that is currently propelling the Muramasa now. Not the engines located here."

"I'm not sure- [QUOTE]My Implant shows that we're are moving, through with the assistance of a tractor beam.[/QUOTE] "Oh. Thanks Jag. Some Argos guys came to help us chase away the Ghost B.C. fanclub. They probably want to help with repairs."

[quote]"Oh. Thanks Jag. Some Argos guys came to help us chase away the Ghost B.C. fanclub. They are sending someone to help repairs and such."[/quote] "Allies?... Unexpected, but relieving," gas escapes his filter as he lets out a sigh, "I think a rare moment of rest would be our next best move."

An image of Moloch'a hooded visage appeared on the main screen of the Winged Vigilance. He shook his head as he grumbled to himself. Has the galaxy become such a horrible place that politeness is mistaken for treachery? [I]"You must forgive us as we are not willing to go into any great detail about ourselves. However, what we are willing to inform you is that our offering to the Muramasa is an ex-employee of the Terika-Belladonna Company. This individual goes by the name of 'Frosty'. He is one of our people, and he very much desires to return to the Muramasa. If you have any doubts about him, ask any of the Muramasa crew about Frosty, or even check their crew records. I'm certain what you will find will convince you that we are telling the truth. He wants to return to them, and we are [B]more[/B] than willing to give him back. Now call off your fighters. We don't want the Muramasa to suffer even more now."[/I]

Taylor silently waited till Alex finished with her armor, before twisting the valve on the oxygen tank next to her. Slowly but surely, the suit's life support system began to refill. The meter slowly rose from its level of .5% to 1%, then 2%, then 5% and so on. She stopped it as soon as it hit 15%, shutting the valve and letting the oxygen tank drift as she disconnected it. She took a deep breath, and sighed before looking around the armory. [QUOTE]"What's happening? Why is the gravity off?"[/QUOTE] She heard Ahaz say nearby, as he woke up from his state of unconsciousness. "We were attacked while leaving Voyak by Death Vigil mercs. Their fighters took out the engines and a few other things as you can see." she stated, glancing over to the knocked out heavy DV grunt. She pulled her revolver off her side, checking the cylinder before closing it and simply gripping it in her hand as she sat there. Just in case the DV merc tried anything funny. "Argos showed up, scared DV off, and now we're being pulled into the Argos ship to be repaired." Her thumb gently brushed the hammer of the revolver as she studied him.

After an second had pasted, the Winged Vigilance sent another massage over the comms to the unknown dreadnought. "Anonymous Star vessel, while It does seems that you are correct about Mr. Frosty. Our fighters will be staying up for the time being till we and the Muramasa reach complete safely. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you and Mr. Frosty, but this is a very delicate situation that requires our utmost attention and concentration. And while Mr. Frosty will be allowed to board the Muramasa. It will only be accepted only if he allows our fighters to escort him to our cargo hold aboard the Winged Vigilance till we can determine the status of him and the Muramasa's crew directly. We will assure that no harm will come to Mr. Frosty during this procedure. Again, this is all we can allow at the moment due to the recent attacks that we and the crew of the Muramasa has suffered from hostile elements, the Muramasa and her crew's safely are our primary concern."

That went much smoother than expected. Moloch smiled under his hood. "[I]Be prepared. The shuttles are coming now.[/I]" A few moments passed without anything happening. Two shuttles, one with soldiers and the other filled with repairmen, of medium size came out from underneath the Shaitan, as well as Frosty's fighter. The two shuttles were flying at a normal pace while Frosty was high tailing it to the Winged Vigilance.

Maddox grunted in response to Koval. "Let me know if you need someone to keep him still for you." With that said Maddox went to the bridge. Even though it had been damaged some of the consoles still worked. Maddox used one of them to see through the remaining hullcameras still intact. When he spotted the Shaitan he froze before glancing over his shoulder. Quickly, he used a small device to clone the camera footage before quickly packing everything up.

The Winged Vigilance was almost finished pulling the Muramasa into their hold with their tractor beam. Meanwhile, captain Taylor received an communication request from the Winged Vigilance. "Captain Caine, This is the Winged Vigilance. Prepare your crew, our tractor beams emitters are disengaging and gravity locks should have you in place at any moment. So hold on to something." The Argos operative said in an dry, mono toned voice before shifting his attention towards their unexpected guests. "Our fighters will guide you down to your designated platforms, don't attempt to make any sudden maneuvers or the activation of any weapon or unidentified systems. I'll be down there so just don't move till I get down there and we can discuss this in person, mind the heavy security." The fighters flying in formation to the left and right Anonymous guest's smaller crafts at a considerable distance as they shown the way towards their landing spots within the Winged Vigilance's cargo hold. The Winged Vigilance point defense guns hovering over their crafts while the left hanger bay door opened wide, showing a large amount of landing lights and maintenance drones on the standby. "Position: Forward, Land ,Disembark." A mechanical voice ranged over Anonymous's guest's channel. Along with the precise coordinates for their highlighted spot within the hanger.

Frosty and the shuttles landed where they were marked to do so. The shuttles sat there motionless while Frosty was scrambling to get out of the cockpit, netting him a scolding from Moloch as he told him to stay put. The shuttle full of Moloch's men opened it's rear door, and out stepped an artisynth. He was a member of the Quds Force, and wore a helmet and a set of armor identical to the one Frosty wore until he recently swapped it out for a flightsuit. The laser rifle on his back shook as he walked outside. He walked onto a platform in front of the Muramasa's bridge and shouted out: "Will the captain of the Muramasa step forth?! Important matters must be discussed!"

"Attention!" A loud voice rung out within the hanger, coming from near the landing zone for the shuttle craft. It's was a Argos Operative, clad in the usual gear flanked. His faceplate adorned with a several crudely painted hazard stripes. With over a dozen fellow Operatives and drones that stood only a few meters away from the newly arrived shuttles. "I'm here, I want your troops to stand down and be quiet. I expect to see you and Frosty in person." The operative in charge said over the same comms channel as before.

Markus gripped the wall as the ship shook when it was let go from the tractor beam and put down in the hangar. He looked around the armory and turned to Alex, "Ye good with finishin' up here? I'll take a walk to the bridge." --- The impact had roused Yuga from her unconscious state. She slowly got up and Amelia was about to ask her something before Yuga put up her hand, "Hand me my sword Ms Weinheart." She grabbed her hat and put it on and noticed one of her left leg seemed to have been damaged somehow as she felt a slight pain while putting her weight on it. With her right arm in a sling cast, she let her coat simply rest on her shoulders. She took her sword scabbard from Amelia and began walking towards the bridge, with a slight limp and using the scabbard as a cane to support her weight. As she entered the bridge she could see an Argos crew facing off with some unidentified people. She noticed the shuttle had the same markings as Moloch's had had. Yuga grimaced and glanced at Taylor, "It seems they have further disputes to settle with us. Be careful, Cane. I find that making unpopular decisions regarding these individuals can cause you to be demoted." She said with an undertone of mockery.

The Quds member pressed a button on his walkie-talkie. "Mr. Frosty, step forth!" Frosty again was wrestling his way out of the belts and exited the cockpit to stand next to the Quds member. "Yes! That's me!"

Taylor arrived on the bridge, just in time to hear the leader of the mysterious allied group in the hangar outside call for her. She noticed the markings on their shuttle craft, very similar to the ones that were on Frosty's craft before. Friend's of his? She heard others emerge on the bridge as well behind her to look. [QUOTE]"It seems they have further disputes to settle with us. Be careful, Cane. I find that making unpopular decisions regarding these individuals can cause you to be demoted."[/QUOTE] Taylor removed her helmet, taking a breath of fresh air (since they were now safely in the Argos ship), and cut Yuga a look. She was just getting comfortable without Yuga around, and now she's up walking again. "Get that leg looked at." she said simply, as she turned around and headed towards the cargo ramp. Time to see what they wanted. She emerged out of the ship, walking over to where the Argos agent and the allied group were standing. "I'm the captain of the Muramasa. Taylor Caine." she said as she stepped up. Then, she heard the apparent leader of the allied force call for Frosty. "Frosty? He's alive?" she said, a bit surprised. Last she saw, he was dead. And soon enough, Frosty stepped up next to the leader of the group. "Frosty!" she said, with a bit of a smile.

Maddox had followed Taylor and stood with his rifle ready. The mysterious crew of the even more mysterious shuttlecraft gave him really bad vibes. He made sure to record everything with his helmet camera.

Frosty's eyes widened at the sight of Taylor. His arms were outstretched for a hug as he began walking towards her. "Taylor! Oh my god, I was worried that you were all dead! It's so good to se-" The Quds member slided in between the two. "[B][I]HOLD IT.[/I][/B] Before I hand you back Mr. Frosty, there are very important details you need to know. Are you prepared to listen?" He stood firm, staring straight into Taylor's eyes.

[QUOTE]"[B][I]HOLD IT.[/I][/B] Before I hand you back Mr. Frosty, there are very important details you need to know. Are you prepared to listen?".[/QUOTE] Taylor looked the leader of the group over, then nodded. "What is it?" she asked, folding her arms as she prepared to listen.

Porter stood at the ramp, staring at Taylor. Below him was Amelia. Her arms are crossed. Both of them are getting a sense of bad juju from this situation.

The Hazard marked operative make some motions towards the two drones standing behind him before he begin walking over towards the mysterious individuals holding Frosty. The Formation of operatives and drones then spit off a small number of their group to follow him while the rest momentary stood still. Watching the situation from afar for several seconds before another number of them spit to head over towards the Muramasa, carrying medical supplies and maintenance equipment. Though like the other, this one was lead by a marked Argos operative. This one wearing an black and white checkered mask.

Alex shook in place as the artificial gravity came back. If that came back, it meant that he could take off the mask. Thank god, this thing was getting uncomfortable. [QUOTE]Ye good with finishin' up here? I'll take a walk to the bridge.[/QUOTE] "You do that. I'll go to the cargo bay. See what our new friends want." After some walking, he was already in the cargo area, noticing that the ramp was lowered. He walked down it and noticed something that he didnt expect. Frosty. He stood next to Maddox and silently said. "Well, I'll be fucked. Are you seeing this?"

Yuga Looked over her shoulder as Taylor left the bridge. She would indeed have all her injuries looked at when she was back on Ayr. Not that the Muramasa's medical staff had done a bad job, but medication and treatments in the empire would be more suited towards her and would most likely yield the best results. Markus met Taylor in the door and looked at her as he walked over to Yuga who was standing at the observation port. He looked onto the platform to see Frosty and raised and eyebrow, "Int he supposed to be dead?" Yuga answered without looking up to Markus, "By any logical conclusion, yes. However, I think that there are certain things you and I are not aware of, Mr Koval." she said as she exited the bridge and began heading to the platform. Markus cast a look at her and then back to Taylor and Frosty. He sighed and shook his head and headed to his quarters to take a shower, if they still functioned. Yuga walked up to the gathering on the platform and stopped a small distance away. She looked over the surface memories that Frosty had and grimaced. Moloch had taken Frosty to some awful place where he did not enjoy being, and events that had unfolded there were definitely not to his benefit. She could make out all of it as there seemed to be something distorting the memories making some of them hazy and unintelligible. She remained and observed the exchange with her usual tired expression.