The Wrath of Neutro

[cityship]

LAST WEEK, ON THE ADVENTURES OF PERCIVAL PHOENIX: The situation had gone from bad to worse. The rescue team now knew what had become of their colleagues, true --
BUT AT WHAT PRICE?

Sakura has been kidnapped! Anwei and Zouichi are convinced they're villainous henchmen!

Lash thinks she's A MAD SCIENTIST!

...

*in the audience, a man bursts into flames and runs off, screaming*

AND NOW, THE CONTINUATION.

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Re: THE BLOOD QUEEN COMES CLEAN (Anwei, part of the rescue team)

[8wings.livejournal.com]

She picks up the bra and hefts it - very heavy, and she probably still has bruises across her shoulders from its straps. There was a square outlined on the inside of one cup, and she pries it open with her fingernail. The circuitry inside yields quite readily to the pressure of that nail, circuits cracking, and she slings the bra over her shoulder a little more confident that it wasn't going to do anything except lift and squish on command. The rest of her costume can be adjusted to cover its absence.

"Wait, I need to do one thing." She gets down on one knee and looks around the base of the altar, where a narrow crack oozes vile fumes. "Hoooooo, Hoo-Hoo. Come out, little Hoo-Hoo," she croons.

After a few seconds, the tiny golden asp pokes its nose into sight. The nose trembles; the snake had been terrified by the entire business of shouting and spitting and being tossed about. Carefully, Anwei took the snake up behind the head - it was not much longer than her hand - and carried it to a narrow crack in the wall, where beetles and spiders gave promise of much feastings to come. She puts the snake down and it slithers out of sight.

"Goodbye, Hor-Ankh," she whispers, and knuckles at her eyes. Then she turns back to Chase, and those eyes light with righteous fury.

"If you've got a gun I can handle, I'll take it. If not, I'll just use my hands. I'm going to &*!@ those &$*-/ until their &$%#( %$`@! bleed out of their (*&##." She smiles. "And their mothers, too, if they have any."

Re: THE BLOOD QUEEN COMES CLEAN (Anwei, part of the rescue team)

[j-y-d.livejournal.com]

"Amen to that." he agrees, offering over Bubblegun - which, despite its name, is a hand cannon of a pistol, but he figures she can probably manage it. Especially since it does have a little bit of magic to it - hopefully enough.

"We don't even know who those $%*@#$%&(@ are, but we'll figure it out. I like the way you're thinking." he replies, pausing long enough to tear down one of the fake Egyptian tapestries. "By the bye, put this on, will probably work better than what you're wearing now." he replies, offering her an easy option to make up for the lack of the boulder holder.

Re: THE BLOOD QUEEN COMES CLEAN (Anwei, part of the rescue team)

[8wings.livejournal.com]

"Death's blessing to all those who deserve it," she agrees, taking the gun. Heavy, and probably has quite the kick, but she's practiced with Earth firearms.

"It may not even be a #$%&(@. Could be automated equipment. Hopefully not bulletproof." She takes the tapestry - it shreds under her fingers into strips which just happen to be perfect for covering herself - and ends up slinging it around her neck, tucking the trailing ends into her girdle. As soon as her chest is covered the papyrus scraps all fall off and blow away.

"Are we chasing Lash, or meeting somewhere else? Because," she frowns, "no, I remember how to get to the Death Fortress. And - I think we should get there soon. Doctor Lady Deathtru-, I mean Lash, is building something that's almost done. She believes it will reach orbit. Where Stacy is."

Re: THE BLOOD QUEEN COMES CLEAN (Anwei, part of the rescue team)

[j-y-d.livejournal.com]

"That gun is magical, all my weapons are. Normal one of those will punch through an engine block, that one will break cinderblocks. You ought to be good there.... and yeah, let's hit the fortress. Everyone else can catch up. Nice as it'd be to wander around til we're one big happy family, we got to take this thing down... besides, maybe, if we hurry, it'll take Percy a while to find us."