Vatican [Open]

[tetsuwan-atom.livejournal.com]

Once Atom had read the initial comm post, he headed over to the closest place where he thought people would be -- the Vatican, once converted into a fortress against outside attack. It had since been mostly restored to its original state, but some fortifications still remained -- hopefully, some food and supplies, too. He'd heard people had used it as a safe area before, so maybe some of them would head there now. As he touched down within its limits, his rocket boosters kicked off. His footsteps seemed to echo through the tall construction as he walked along the paved stone... but for now, he seemed to be alone, in the midst of dead silence.

Or was he?

"Hello?" he called. "Is anyone there? Does anyone need help?"

[Robutts will be forthcoming 83. I'll bring some Terminators, but if anyone else could NPC some other robots, that'd be great!

P.S. I will be waiting for more people to tag in before I add robots.]

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[bonnypiperlad]

Okay, so much for that plan. He squeezes off a shot or two, but he can't leave Punchy to be overwhelmed by the droids. He can't exactly use his blaster on them either - not without risking serious injury to Punchy - but he does have that rubble. He ducks back down and grabs it, then throws it at the legs of the droid closest to him. They seem like they'll unbalance easily enough. Maybe he'll be able to take one or two down.

"Get that one with the wheels while it's staggered," he calls to the others in the meantime. With luck maybe they can take it out with the more powerful weapons. "I'll take care of this lot!"

He turns to rush towards the group, because that worked so well last time. Then again, Jamie's never needed powers to hold his own in hand-to-hand combat...and he's got a sword. Tucking the blaster away, he draws the claymore and aims for those more fragile-looking limbs. "Creag An Tuire!"

[theboywhodied]

Cedric continues to help with the rubble, as he's finally found something to do. He watches Jamie and hits at the knees, staying behind to continue his throwing.

There's no weapon to protect him out there, not anymore.

[swordofdorn.livejournal.com]

Erhart stands, closing on the remaining droideka and bringing down the Black Sword in a tremendous swing, blue energy arcing off the power sword as he cuts down.

"DIE."

[tetsuwan-atom.livejournal.com]

Atom didn't flinch as he was shot at; the cannon fire could burn his plantsuit, but it would take something more on the order of a zeronium shell to cause him serious injury. Instead, he concentrated on knocking the droideka over, trying not to pay attention to the scent of burning lubricant and fusion explosions.

[thesystemshock.livejournal.com]

The silence is finally broken with the last of the Droidekas destroyed.

The remained battle droids are calmly wiped out by the efforts of the few who aren't superpowered by technology. As they trip, get knocked over, or simply get bludgeoned to death by their own body parts, the last surviving droids are knocked out.

For the moment, it seems the threat has passed.

[masterofnun.livejournal.com]

Bludgeoning robots to death with their own body parts: Punchy's work here is done.

Except it isn't, because the instant the droids are all on the ground he's examining one, trying to figure out how they're programmed and if there are any ways to upload something into their network. He drags the droid's...corpse, he guesses, off to the side to where he dropped his back of laptops earlier.

There ain't no rest for the wangstas, it seems.

[swordofdorn.livejournal.com]

Erhart kneels for a moment, voicing his devotion to the Emperor in a swift prayer of thanks, then straightens, looking to the rest.

"I must find the breach, and hold there. Good luck to you all, there should be enough weapons dropped by these... things. The Emperor protects."

With that, he's heading for the breached part of the Vatican's defenses, where the droids presumably slipped in.

[bonnypiperlad]

"Aye, good luck to ye as well," Jamie says to Erhart, then turns to leave as well. He should really make sure Victoria's alright, after all. However, he stops as he spots Punchy dragging the droid off to one side to do...something to it. He has no idea what is, but that's not about to stop him from chiming in about it.

"Look, do ye really think it's a good idea to do that here? What if more of these robots come back?"

[masterofnun.livejournal.com]

"Gotta get cheddar while the bank's open, dawg." Punchy opens up one of his laptops. "I'ma reprogram one of these bitches if it's the last shit I do. You game to help?"

[bonnypiperlad]

Punchy gets a blank look as Jamie tries - and fails - to parse most of what he's saying. At least he understands the word 'reprogramming'...and that trying to help Punchy with that directly would be a bad plan.

"Och, I'd only slow ye down." And that's being generous. "I'm not so good with those computer things," he adds, indicating the laptop with a jerk of his chin. "But I can guard the corridor while ye do whatever it is ye need to do."

[masterofnun.livejournal.com]

"Good. I'mma need someone at my back." Even if tackling the droids was totally working, but Punchy works best relatively uninterrupted. "I'll give you the signal when I'm good to go, then we can book it somewhere safer."

[bonnypiperlad]

"Aye," he replies, then moves off to take up a position nearby where he can best see if anyone or anything is coming their way.

Now that Erhart's gone to plug the breach in the defenses, Jamie's hopeful that there aren't going to be any more robots coming in - but he'll be ready for them if they do.